“Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s needs, but not every man’s greed.” – Mahatma Gandhi
Still no belly check. The red on this woodpecker’s head is magnificent, I wonder is it a regional difference (Tennessee vs Florida) or breeding plumage?
Quote found at https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/conservation
Not a lot of scenery shots from this trip. However you can tell where the term “smokey” mountains comes from. While technically Sullivan county is not in the smokies it is among the foothills and shares almost daily mist with its neighbors. Also, sunrise is a challenge in the mountains – it takes a while to get over the hills.
“Fear makes the wolf bigger than he is” – German Proverb
These birds, while cautious were not afraid. Fortunately there were plenty of fish about. Alligators prefer fish since they are much easier to catch and deal with than birds.
We counted 8 alligators among the flock of over 150 birds feeding in this area.
Quote found at http://thinkexist.com/quotes/with/keyword/wolf/
Looking for a meal.
“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.
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.
“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.
Picture This by Frank 