Lisa Weatherbee

It has been a joy to go through my photos from our time on Indian Safari, but figuring out how to share them has felt overwhelming, so I thought, why not start small? Why not begin with the birds?

I’m gonna say now what the birders already know but which is really only a recent revelation to me: birds are little miracles. Every single one. Miraculous, bright little beings with their personality and their birdsong.

I sometimes wonder whether avid bird lovers experience bird calls as instant identification — as though the birds are shouting their names at them. Me I’m just out here with my Merlin app, marveling at a layer of existence revealed, previously invisible to me. I fell in love with birding during our safari and I hope you enjoy this selection of my favorites.

If I had to pick just one it would be the white throated kingfisher, seen in slide 1. We saw this bird many times during our drives. What a little jewel.

spent thanksgiving with the family in San Diego. we rented a big house and got all the kids together cause what’s better than playing all day with your cousins. hope everyone had a good one and ate their little hearts out.

after what felt like ke 100 years of rain, this week we are crashing head first into summer at a speed that is only achievable by hitching yourself to a couple of 5 years olds. it’s 100 degrees out, we’ve achieved warp speed, let er rip.