The humming tree! It took a minute before I realized that the tree wasn't humming - the bees were. These wonderful pink flowers were just loaded with bees. I guess I was lucky that they were much more interested in gathering nectar from the flowers than in stinging me.
My mystery bird of the day! I was watching a flock of Canada Geese in a field when I realized that there were some other strange birds in the area too. And then a couple of them just pranced across the road in front of me.
It turns out that this bird is a Guinea Hen. These birds apparently are useful in tick control; ticks are a favorite diet item for them.
Can you see the bee?
A belted Galloway (I think!). And I think he wants to come out and play...
Home again. Yup, I'm a happy cyclist. Now I need to plan my next trip. Oh, you're right, first things first - time to wash my cycling clothes, me too!
