Holiday orphan that I am, I spent Christmas Eve meandering at Floyd Lamb Park at Tule Springs. There were a few pleasant surprises during my visit.
A group of three people stopped to chat when they saw me aiming my camera at a perched bird. We got to talking about rabbits, and I got a nice tip from them on where to find black-tailed jackrabbits so I can photograph them. I had been researching this with little to no success, trying to find specific locations within reasonable traveling distance.
Before I left the park, ,I was surprised to see the two male peacocks lounging and roaming on a patch of grass near one of the parking lots. I had already put away my camera, but of course, I scooted back to my car to get it.
During my travels that day at the park, I also spotted a greater roadrunner, which dashed back through the tree litter and into the bushes before too long. And a random person wished me a merry Christmas, which was nice.
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