Last November 7 I went birding with Jeanine at Brig (Forsythe NWR) on a rainy day that was perfect for some car birding. As we came around to the north dike the sun came out and an amazing rainbow appeared over the salt marsh, that gradually turned into a double rainbow, and then a triple rainbow! Wow, what an extraordinary sight.
Part of our rainbow at Brig Nov. 7, 2015, with the added orange glow of the marsh near twilight. The whole rainbow was too expansive to capture even with the wide angle of an iPhone camera.
So why am I telling you about it now? Today, exactly five months later, we went around the wildlife drive again. And again it was a drizzly and windy day perfect for car birding. And believe it or not, again shortly after turning onto the north dike, the sun came out and a rainbow appeared over the salt marsh that turned into a double rainbow. We were both speechless.
The double rainbow at Brig today. It was much larger than it appears here, since this time I used the camera panoramic mode to capture the entire view.
Not surprisingly with the nasty weather that we had today, the wildlife drive was nearly empty, and we were the only birders around to enjoy this view. Don’t be too surprised if you see me out on the north dike the next stormy afternoon. Maybe five more months from now?
ps…we saw some birds today too, including my first Glossy Ibis of the year.