Dipped in Blue - Island in the Net

When you’re new to birding, you expect the birds to come to you. You show up somewhere green and quiet, wait a bit, and hope something flutters into view. But the longer you do this, the more you realise birding isn’t just about noticing birds—it’s about noticing patterns. Most of those patterns are invisible until you’ve stood still long enough.
That morning at Hobler Park started with nothing much. Just a lawn, damp from last night’s air, ringed with trees that looked half-asleep themselves. R…