That makes me jealous, Art! Way cool.

Speaking of birds, I got to see a common loon close up for the first time ever yesterday.... only ever seen one once before that, and it was a LONG ways away. This dude was at a local lake yesterday. They are rarely seen in Kansas, and most of the time our "oddball" birds show IP in mid-winter after a nasty storm to the north. So this was a real treat! I watched him for maybe 30-40 minutes as close as maybe 40 yards away!