Hiding in Plain Sight

Brad (and Jan) are still out wining and dining our editor staff at the Denver facility – tells you how important they are to us I.T. professionals. I can hold my own in the coding world, but my knuckles still have not recovered from the damaged inflicted during my first class in deconstructing a sentence under the iron rule of nuns wielding heavy wooden rulers (WHACK). They eventually wore me down and got the basics past my defenses and honestly, these past 17+ year here at Intrigued has helped, but I still prefer talking bits and bytes. In Brad’s absence, you are stuck with me again for today’s featured feathered friend.

American Pipit found at Walter E. Long Lake in Austin, TX in January 2023

I know, I know, a bit of a letdown from the more colorful specimens featured in my previous posts. We still need to give the species that overslept the day when Mother Nature was waving her paint brush.

Hit the jump to read more about this species that could easily be mistaken for a member of the Sparrow family.

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The Art of Deception

This year seems to be accelerating as we get closer to the end. I probably sound like a broken record by now – although technically more like that annoying scratch in the licorice pizza that keeps skipping the needle back about three grooves. I am sure that analogy is lost on today’s generation along with the whole “concept” album where you need to keep focus for 40 minutes to take in the progression of songs. Getting way off track here “kaachuuuuunnnk” (see what I did there, threw in a throwback to the 8-track ha). Back on needle point, I can’t believe it is the last day of November. Less than a month to get through family gatherings, Intrigued staff performance reviews and pack for the trip south. The good news is, I am finally digging into all the captures during our January trip to Texas. Filling up the queues for upcoming posts (including topic fodder during our travels). Between Brad and I, we have plenty of adventures to keep you entertained well into next year and we will be constantly adding from all the new field work in the plans.

To help set the mood, thought I would feature one of those birds found back in January, New Year’s Day to be exact.

American Bittern found at Walter E. Long Lake in Austin Texas, January 2023

Hit the jump to read about one of the masters in the Art of Deception!

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