A group of birdwatchers nested here at the Naugas last week. Actually, they explained that they prefer to be called birders. They all had their national Audobon Society birding books and stickers, along with binoculars, spotting scopes, noisemakers and recording devices. They were here to do a bird census in our area, and maybe add some species to their birding life lists.
As a stroke of luck, they spotted an unusual species of hummingbird at our hummingbird feeder hanging right out in the yard. It was larger than the ruby-throated hummingbirds, and more purple in color.
They said that the Audubon Society is now fighting to protect bird populations from climage change, through its Together Green website.
The funniest thing I saw (heard, actually) was the bird ringtones on their cell phones. Most people set their mobile phone to give some sort of standard sound or a musical artist, but these folks had downloaded ringtones that sounded like bird calls. When they were goofing around, they would call each other on their cell just to hear the ringtone.
They were a fun group, and we kind of hated to see them fly the coop.