Mystery Birds And Other Adventures

I haven't searched for bird types for awhile so I'm having a little trouble now. I took these pictures of the bird you see here and I have no idea what it might be. I've searched several times but I can't find anything with these same colors or pattern. In these pictures it appears to be black and white, but I think the black may be a little more brown than it appears here.

The odd thing is that I think I've seen birds like these before in Michigan, and I think I may have identified them already, but I just can't seem to figure it out now. It's a fun mystery that might stay with me for awhile. And even though the pictures are a little dark, I thought they'd be fun to share.

I also have some other thoughts to share with you today. I almost didn't decide to publish my last post after I read through it. It seemed as if I was a little depressed about my new home, but that wasn't what I was really trying to say. I was trying to point out that living in the country isn't necessarily better than the city. It's just different. bioth have their good and bad points.

For instance, I just saw my second falling star in only a few weeks now! They're the only ones I've ever seen in my entire life! You won't see too many of them in the city. They are there, but the city lights hide them.

I'm also enjoying the peace and quiet very much. Most of the sounds I'm hearing are animals, not the sounds of crowded together humans. Also the people here don't seem to look at each other with the distrust that city people usually have to do out of necessity. And things just seem to move at a slower pace here, which I kind of like.

Let's change the subject a little bit one more time. I haven't really been able to get out and explore the nature parks the way I'd like to yet. It's just that I've been so very busy around my new property that I haven't had much time to go very far. So I'm glad there's plenty of nature around here.

That's all about to change. By tomorrow I hope to go in search of the closest nature park to me. It's only about 4 miles away, and it happens to be a part of the largest preserved prairie land in the entire state of Iowa. It's so big that up until now I haven't been able to find the entrance to the place. I found the right road yesterday.
 

Another thing is, I took my dog out for one of her nightly walks just before I wrote this, and she spotted an animal out there. She barked at it and it gave a squeal right back at here. I don't know what it was she was seeing in the darkness, but she wanted to eat it very badly. She didn't get her wish.

And finally, I keep looking at the bird in my pictures thinking it looks so familiar, but it's still a mystery to me. I wish I knew what it is, but I know I'll have to wait. A happy mystery that I'll still be thinking about even now that I'm done writing this post. Happy trails.


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