“Every morning was a cheerful invitation to make my life of equal simplicity, and I may say innocence, with Nature herself.” – Henry David Thoureau
Early morning bonus, I was able to follow this limpkin around for a bit. Love seeing birds like this in a suburban environment.
Quote found at https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/morning
Picture This by Frank 
i always am impressed how birds that are that big are able to fly ^^
I think the feathers are deceptive, not much weight underneath. That said, the whole flying thing IS impressive!
Great capture! S/he looks like contemplating life’s deep secrets 🙂
Thanks! Yes he does(I call them all he – unless they are obviously female). But actually I think it’s dinner |:>), Soon I will post the sequence where he grabs a mussel.