Pretty bird – sitting in a tree.
Boat Tail
Month: May 2015
I Spy
Looking for a meal.
Bird Day #4
“Everyone wants to understand painting. Why is there no attempt to understand the song of the birds?” – Pablo Picasso
This bird’s nest was right on the side of the berm. Killdeer make their nests in very precarious spots, I hope she made it through the day. I’m not sure how they survive because, unless the chicks are ready to go right from the egg, they will not make it. The nest is too open. I saw another nest fail that was farther down the berm. Nature will provide.
Dragonfly
Since we haven’t seen one all week. They are very active at the Wetlands – are these also known as Mayflys? It would be appropriate.
Six in One
“To live a pure unselfish life, one must count nothing as one’s own in the midst of abundance.” – Buddha
There was great abundance at the wetlands last weekend. Top pic has 6 species of birds in it. Great and Snowy Egret, Great Blue Heron, White Ibis, Roseate Spoonbill, and a Wood Stork. The last two are endangered.
Obviously an abundance of fish. See Great Egret in the second picture with one in his mouth! So except for the alligator fight – which was epic, there was only some minor squabbling if some of the birds got too close to each other.
I’ll also have an abundance of pictures – expect more.
Quote found at http://www.abundancetapestry.com/20-inspirational-abundance-quotes/
Red Belly?
I wonder if anyone has ever pried one off a tree to see if their belly is actually red. I probably have 100 pictures of red bellys, but I’ve never seen their belly!
I think that there’s a haiku in there somewhere.
Unfortunately this guy was on the shady side of the tree.
Young Hawk
“As a body everyone is single, as a soul never” – Hermann Hesse
This is a young hawk, still a little fluffy. But a solitary creature.
Quote found at http://www.quotes-inspirational.com/quotes/hesse/
Twisted
After this past weekends wanderings I’ve become fascinated by the twisting and turning of tree branches.
Gator Fight
“Music is the language of the spirit. It opens the secret of life bringing peace, abolishing strife.” Kalil Gibran
This was quite a violent encounter. In the top picture, one gator has the other in it’s jaws. After the encounter there was a clear winner and the loser left in a big hurry, under the watchful eye if the winner. Although I cannot be sure there was no sign of injury to either.
This certainly reenforces the need to respect gators and their power and unpredictability,
Quote found at http://www.searchquotes.com/search/Strife/6/
Easy on the Eyes
Nice peaceful scene.
Picture This by Frank 