no pics today

I do have a pic of a Four Point Buck that ran towards me out of the Woods while I was returning on the Use Path after a short walk to Ozone Beach this morning....looked myself back into the Woods to see maybe if Bear was about--report of Bear in Housekeeping yesterday Evening--Woods quiet....Valley very quiet, Critters wise, and tourist wise!, nowabout....the Audubon Xmas Count walkabout is coming up this Sunday in the Valley, and Yesterday morning I was out at Sunrise for a practice walk...Raven call outside the Cabin....quiet until I reached Creek's End, and Kingfisher thereabout chattering....followed Kingfisher to Cottonwood Bend..Six Mallards along the way in the Merced...these may be the same Mallards I took so many pics of last Winter, or at least these Mallards are hanging around the Valley too...rounding Cottonwood Bend, Three Ouzels, chasing and chattering and singing...oh...at Cottonwood Bend, sighted Kingfisher, and glimpsed Kingfisher diving into the River...first time to see Kingfisher dive....tried for pics....but no luck...Kingfisher is very skittish!...one photog about at Half Stump, doing scenic pics in diligent manner, and I thought to enquire about their effort while sitting on Log at Cottonwood Bend waiting for Kingfisher....photog moved my way, and I wondered if they thought same, and arrived at same conclusion--not a good time for chit chat, time to work....and it is work...and that morning cold!..anyway, continued to Two Top Pine Meadow...quiet...along the Merced, sighted Ravens, usually paired, and maybe Six Acorn Woodpeckers....tried for pics, but too high in the Leafless Cottonwoods....and heard maybe two DownyOrHairy Woodpeckers....continued to Beaver Bend... quiet....no tracks in the Sand thereabout...One Coyote Track back at Creek's End.....crossed the Road, and sighted Blue Jay, then Blue Jays, then lots of Blue Jays, and scolding up in the Rocks at Rocky Point....tried to scramble up to looksee...maybe Hawk, or Bobcat, or Coyote, my thought....but too difficult to get through everything quick, and I made a lot of noise, and when I could sight, Blue Jays quiet....continued to the New Indian Village construction....several Acorn Woopeckers, and Flicker call, and while in the Rocks, sighted Winter Wren, I think...Wren was making like chit chit chit telegraph call....maybe White Headed Woodpecker...need to check pic....continued behind Camp 4....quiet...and around back to the Cabin, dropped off gear, and to Breakfast.....hmmph...I've been collecting old Species counts in the Valley, and the oldtime estimates (1930) for Species that are year round residents is like somewhere between 16 and 24....off the top of my head, I can get to 17...oh...more on this on its own page sometime!....sunny blueblue yesterday, and maybe today, with some haze, and coldcold.....yesterday, no afternoon walk...some errands in Village...rolled over, and looked about for Deer....quiet....one report of Two Does in Housekeeping...One Doe, and maybe it was Fawn, with injured Back Leg....all the new stuff of the computer arrived....wireless router, upgrade for wow (collectors edition!), headphones, and book, mystery stories from an Australian writer, the tales of Napoleon Bonaparte, who Tony Hillerman sited as inspiration for his detectives Leaphorn and Chee....so yesterday and today a lot of computer diversion...really diverting today as router worked a little while, then dsl moden went south, and much consternation at the thought of another round of talking to phone support....in india or somewhere!....but tonight, around one am, all the little lights were green, and 'am using just the dsl cable until I sort out if the router is causing problem...anywayanyway....oh...almost went to Tuolumne...up early, weather clear, Tioga has been open, but it closed again just after I had Breakfast, and was hearing all the fine reports of sights to see...Frozen Lakes and River....it's been a pattern...Tioga open during my work week, and closed on my days off!....oh!....Frog croaking at the Camp 4 Climber's Wall...Rocks thereabout still covered on edges and such with white resin chalk....it would be nice if it would Rain, and Snow!!