American Holiday

I’ve just recently had a lovely holiday with my wife in the US.  A week in Nashville for country music at the Ryman and the Grand Ole Opry and of course on Broadway where country musicians are in the bars all day long and into the early hours of the morning.  Little Jimmy Dickens is still entertaining at the young old age of 92 however; our favourite on this visit was Alison Krauss.

I had one day at Radnor Lake with my birding pal Jan where we saw over fifty species, which included four more lifers for me; American Black Duck, Black-billed Cuckoo, Mourning Warbler and Bay-breasted Warbler.  Birding was excellent, the lake held several pairs of Wood Duck with ducklings and the woodlands were rich in birdlife with Pileated and Red-bellied Woodpeckers and colourful warblers.  I also had excellent views of a Barred Owl – thanks Jan.

 Our second week at Niagara falls was very relaxing.

Nashville skyline and Cumberland river

Legends Corner

Niagara Falls view from our hotel room

Wood Duck

Eastern Kingbird

Red-winged Blackbird

Barred Owl

Eastern Chipmunk

Grey Squirrel mutation