Tuesday, January 31, 2006, 11:58 pm
Last looks
CENTRAL FLORIDA — A pair of Sandhill Cranes stood just inches from the road, prompting an involuntary exclamation from me. They were so close that I could see their scarlet irises, just below their deep red crowns. Would I ever get used to birds like that?
There were more sandhills along the roads, and hundreds of gulls in the sky. A mucky puddle along the highway entrance ramp held a collection of egrets and several Wood Storks — huge, weird, gone as we zipped on by. With that, it was goodbye. For now.
(More about Florida soon!)
David J. Ringer
