“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.
“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/
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.
“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/
After this past weekends wanderings I’ve become fascinated by the twisting and turning of tree branches.
“That it will never come again is what makes life sweet” – Emily Dickinson
This bird is getting his courtship plumage going – that blue around his eye is also the color of the inside og his mouth. Couldn;t get hem to say “ah” though.
And here’s a potential mate.
Quote found at http://www.searchquotes.com/search/Sweet_Courting/2/
Not sure what to say about this one.
“A man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can afford to let go” Henry David Thoreau
A rare visitor – the white face ibis.
Quote found at http://leftofzen.com/motivational-inspirational-quotes/2008/01/22/
Caterpillar snacking on spiderwort. And below is a poor pied bill grebe who has been asking to be posted for a couple of months.
“A man is but a product of his thoughts what he thinks, he becomes.” – Mahatma Gandhi
Northern Shovel-nose ducks have lots of personality. They seemed to pose for every shot. These photos are from March, the ducks have long ago headed north.
Quote found at http://thinkexist.com/quotations/personality/
Picture This by Frank 