Second pic is this mornings post – original.
Surprise – More Birds
Category: beauty
Face
I truly enjoy pictures that show faces of birds. Just weird I guess. Perhaps I mentioned this – Biolab Dr is a road that goes through Canaveral National Seashore along the Indian River.
I also tried a full size picture. Please let me know if there are problems loading it. Thanks!
Flower Archives
“Man’s heart away from nature becomes hard.” – Standing Bear
A little about Standing Bear. He was a Ponca Indian in Nebraska in the 1800’s. He was party to a landmark court case where it was judged that Indians were indeed people and US citizens and entitled to the same rights as others. Contrary to the governments argument that they were neither a person or a citizen. Unbelievable and incredibly sad.
I was creating a flower gallery and ran across some of these pics – not previously published. Probably a few more will trickle out in the next few days.
Quote found at http://www.quotegarden.com/nature.html. Standing Bear bio at http://www.nebraskahistory.org/lib-arch/research/manuscripts/family/standing-bear.htm
Flyers
On the move.
More Flower
Couldn’t find this guy in my books. Hopefully the blooms will be open on my next trip.
Wildflower Wednesday
“Without some goal, and some effort to reach it, no one can live.” Fyodor Dostoyevsky
The Indian Blanket flower at top is usually orange and red – my favorite flower – I was happy to find this variant.
Quote fouind at http://www.searchquotes.com/quotes/about/Determination/8/
Florida Sandhill Crane
I love these guys, they are fearless. I was walking along the berm and they shared it with me. Not showing any nervousness, just going about their business. Children stay with their parents for up to 10 months and couples stay together for several years. The Florida strain of Sand Hills are a threatened species – they have graduated from endangered.
Big Sun
Most people live and die with their music still unplayed. They never dare to try. ~Mary Kay Ash
The sun is very large in the morning. Sunday was the best – I was of course on the road – unable to get a shot.
Quote found at http://www.gadel.info/2011/07/keep-trying-quotes-sayings-and-proverbs.html
Bird Monday
“Water and air, the two essential fluids on which all life depends, have become global garbage cans.”- Jacques-eves Cousteau
Cattle Egret are an America success story. First arrived as immigrants from Africa in 1941 – breeding population by the early 50s. Fulfilling a niche in the ecosystem – not displacing something here already (at least not as I understand it).
Boat Tail
While I didn’t think it possible the population of grackles and red wing blackbirds may be larger at the Lake Apopka North Shore than at the Orlando Wetlands Park. Perhaps because this is reclaimed farmland. This guy is finished his molt and back to his handsome self.
Picture This by Frank 