“The thrustelcok made eek hir lay, The wode dove upon the spray She sang ful loude and cleere.” Geoffrey Chaucer
Middle English, perhaps we should create internet memes in middle English like the ones that say “if you can read this…..”.
Quote found at http://quotes.yourdictionary.com/dove
“…in the end, it’s not the years in your life that count, It’s the life in your years” – Abraham Lincoln
While not the brilliant red or the iridescent black of the males, they are beautiful!
Quote found at http://www.searchquotes.com/search/Joyous_Life/3/
Not sure what happened to him, but it looks like he had a tussle. His “boat tail” is damaged.
Saw her standing by the fence on the other side of the parking lot. Snapped a couple of photos, turned to look at something else – and she was gone. They are stealthy birds.
“There is more to life than increasing its speed.” Gandhi
I had never seen a vulture sitting.
Quote found at http://enlightenyourday.com/2008/04/14/timeless-relaxing-zen-quotes-to-soothe-your-being/
“But rational thoughts lead only to rational thoughts, whereas irrational thoughts lead to new experiences.”- Alan Lightman
Off on a new adventure, been reading Alan Lightman – more to come.
Decided to try the monochrome conversion on the wood stork, he seemed to have pretty good texture and the image didn’t come out flat – like most of my conversions.
Quote found at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/8933.Alan_Lightman
“Even Monkeys fall out of trees” – Japanese Proverb
His breeding plumage blue is fading, maybe I’ll get better pics next year. You can get a flavor for how dramitic the color change is, his beak is usually dark to yellow.
Quote found in the book The Zen of Creativity by John Daido Loori.
“Usually we don’t even look at anything at all” – Chogyam Trungpa
Although these guys seem to be looking at you!
Of course the emu is captive, the cormorant was nesting in the rookery.
Quote found in the book The Zen of Creativity by John Daido Loori.
“I shut my eyes in order to see: – Paul Gauguin
Gatorland in Orlando has a wonderful rookery. And while it may not seem logical, gators and nesting birds have a symbiotic relationship. Nests are made in the trees above swimming gators. The birds lose an occasional egg or two, and in turn get protection from the rest of the creatures.
Quote found in the book The Zen of Creativity by John Daido Loori.
“I am always doing what I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it.” – Pablo Picasso
A couple of purple gallinule among the spatterdock. The 2nd guy was munching away on the flower. This weekend I will try to get some good pictures of the flowers. They are interesting in that they never seem to fully open. Another pic I’m looking for is a full face of the gallinule, the beaks are yellow, then red, with a blue shield above it. Oh and the bright yellow legs are cool too.
Quote found in the book The Zen of Creativity by John Daido Loori.
Picture This by Frank 