It's raining today here in Marin County, so the birds who usually provide us with wonder and entertainment are all in hiding. We know they're out there somewhere but all we see are rain and cloud cover. Even the bay, usually visible from my office window, has disappeared.
Last night, though, as we were dragging the week's accumulation of garbage to the curb, we were blessed with the sight of 2 huge owls at the top of our neighbor's tree. They hooted at us and scooted each other off of their wobbly perches but kept going back, again and again.
Never has taking out the trash been so much fun.
Earlier in the day, we'd seen a huge flock of unfamiliar birds in our own backyard, so it was a day of total amazement at our feathered friends, from morning to night.
So today, reading that Rachel Carson's message has had such a powerful impact on our local birds, well, it feels like a celebration. Even in the rain.
Editorial: Big birds soar off the endangered list - Sacramento Opinion - Sacramento Editorial | Sacramento Bee
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