First I would like to personally thank Dave and Sarah Grosshuesch for their having Jim Lind post their sightings of the buff breasteds in Duluth! I went this morning to check it out and sure enough there were three beautiful buff breasteds foraging on the baseball/soccer fields at Park Point. Not since spring migration this year have I had such an intense feeling of joy as I did this AM while enjoying these birds. The birds were beyond tolerant of my approach. In fact, after they walked around me within TWO FEET!, I came to the conclusion that these birds had not spent much time around humankind. Completely tame! unbelievable, transcedence indeed! I spent two hours with these birds, watching them pluck at small grasshoppers, pull up grubs, preen, stretch, and softly cluck at each other. They are so beautiful. They would occasionally tire and after preening would nestle down into the brown grass and rest. Only two would bed down like this at a time, the third bird would always stand gaurd. What's really interesting to me is how devoid of insect life I presumed that cut brown grass to be, compared with how jam packed with insect life it really is. I will post an image on recently seen, and later add a few more to the minnesota gallery. If you're in the area, check them out-WOW! Shawn Z.
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