Bright and Blue. On our afternoon dog walk, my wife brought her laptop to work at a picnic table, knowing I would get sidetracked chasing birds through the park. It was a September day during fall migration, and my trusty bird dog was clipped to my belt, keeping my hands free to operate the camera for any passing migratory birds. The dog and I wandered for a while, eventually giving up and returning to the picnic table. My wife was engrossed in her work and not ready to leave, so I noticed some birds flitting around a tree in the center of the park and went over to investigate.