A Bobolink Adventure

[Loupey]

A columnist wrote recently that there were bobolinks in a nearby field so I decided to check it out since I never saw one before.

The exploratory day ended up being a full photo day in search of the bobolink. At the end of the day, I had to laugh as I did everything absolutely "wrong" that day:

Spent 5 hours in blazing near-solstace sun
Nearly 90 degrees, 90% humidity
Hiked/stalked the entire time in office clothes (blistered feet)
No shade, no sunscreen
No water (got light-headed once)

I'm sure there are easier/better ways to photograph a bobolink. But I don't know their behaviors yet. But I do know they travel in groups and when I pick one to stalk and finally get close enough to shoot, one his buddies will decide to fly away which makes everyone fly away.

Still, I feel fortunate as many people couldn't even find them.