Not sure what happened to him, but it looks like he had a tussle. His “boat tail” is damaged.
Rough Night
Category: Florida
Florida Viceroy
“Butterflies are self propelled flowers.” R. H. Heinlein
Quote found at http://www.butterflypages.com/quotes.php
Henrietta
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.
Relaxing
“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/
Cypress
Cypress wood is amazingly resistant to water, this guy hangs out mid stream in the Little Econlockhatchee River.
Bugs
“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” – Mahatma Gandhi
Birds are getting scarce. They are nesting, and smaller birds have gone north. Dragon flies are epic.
Quote found at https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/inspirational
Bird Day #7
“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
Van Gogh
“If you truly love nature, you will find beauty everywhere.” – Vincent Van Gogh
Happy (day after your) birthday Vince. Thanks for the beauty you have preserved for us.
Wildflower season is in full swing here.
Quote found at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/34583.Vincent_van_Gogh
Thistle
“All my life I have tried to pluck a thistle and plant a flower wherever the flower would grow in thought and mind.” Abraham Lincoln
Beautiful plant, 4 to 7 feet high, the flowers are 3 to 4 inches across. As you can see by the thorns, it has an excellent defense system.
Quote found at http://thinkexist.com/quotes/with/keyword/thistle/
Big Guy
“Miracles are the retelling in small letters of the very same story that is written across the whole world is letters too large for some of us to see.” C.S. Lewis
This guy was REALLY big – I guess over 12 feet. If you look closely there are young gators on the right side of the photo. They are living dangerously, since the biggest predators of alligators are larger alligators.
Quote found at http://thinkexist.com/quotes/with/keyword/large/.
Picture This by Frank 