#66 - Take Pictures of 50 Birds - American Black Duck

This one looks VERY similar to the female mallard! I didn't even notice the difference until I came home and looked at my pictures. This is actually a male american black duck. It's the one in the back with the yellow bill and the darker colors around it's eyes. Amazing how nature is, isn't it?

#66 - Take Picutres of 50 Birds - White Ibis

#66 - Take Pictures of 50 Birds - Female Mallard Ducks

I had no idea that female mallard ducks looked so different than the males! I thought these were two totally different kinds of ducks until I looked in my field guide.

#66 - Take Pictures of 50 Birds - Male Mallard Ducks

#66 - Take Pictures of 50 Different Birds - Muscovy Ducks

#113 - Walk 50 Trails Update

I decided to drive down to the city today and walk Audubon park's trail. I really don't think there's a more beautiful place in the city. It's so serene, so beautiful, and it's an area in a very busy city that hasn't been touched. There are trees that are hundreds of years old dripping with moss, tons of birds and turtles and squirrels and butterflies, and a beautiful two mile walking track that winds around it.

When I saw my psychiatrist, he said that the number one thing he wants me to start doing right now is exercising, and I see why now. I felt SO much better after walking today and I'm going to try to start doing it every day. In fact, I made a new goal out of it...one that will likely take me 20+ years to accomplish :p But it'll still be a neat one to accomplish someday. It's to intentionally walk the circumference of the earth, which is 24,901.55 miles.

Like I said, walking two miles a day, it's going to take QUITE a bit of time for me to get there :p But if I can get myself to eventually walk/jog/run MORE than two miles a day, this could go much quicker.

There's actually a state park right by my apartment that has a GORGEOUS trail that's almost five miles long, but it would probably take me about five hours to walk it :p And that's because there's also tons of wildlife, birds, flora and fauna along that trail. I'd be going at a snail's pace because I'd be taking pictures of everything, LOL. But I plan on going to walk that before I go back to work.

I'm going to make this part of my routine though. Even when I go back to work and don't get off until 11 o'clock, I live in a gated apartment complex with a nice paved giant parking lot that I can walk and we also have a gym! I could always jump on the treadmill. But I'd really like to start seeing a bit of nature every day. And I felt so much better after walking today :)

Just a Few New Updates To The List

108. Go to Sharon Springs, NY
109. Meet the Beekman Boys
110. See/meet Diane Rehm
111. Get a tattoo
112. See starfish in their natural habitat
113. Walk 50 trails
114. Give to 100 causes (does not have to be monetarily)
115. Hike/climb a mountain
116. Go skiing
117. Take pictures of 30 non-domestic animals in their natural habitat (does not include birds)
118. Visit 6 of the 7 continents
119. Eat at an Indian restaurant