Watching

I am not sure I had thought about what wildlife we might see here on the Annapolis Basin. We don’t see the bear and the coyotes or wolves we used to see at our former home in the Northumberland Hills of Ontario. We do see the deer in the vicinity; but not from our windows as we had been accustomed to. But we see amazing creatures… many of them feathered. And this magnificent bird appeared in our tree outside our rear living room this morning as I was doing my ritual exercises.

It sat there for a good 45 minutes, looking around patiently. Watching. Being watched. Snowflakes drifting by. The tide receding. The sun hinting at possible appearance.

It wasn't it's first appearance. We've seen it on our beach this past spring and early summer. It has flown over our deck this fall. There are at least two of them about. Hovering over the water. Taunted by the gulls. Giving us delight.