Tricolored Tuesday #9

The last of my December 15th tricolored heron series. I hate ending on an uneven number of posts, but I think I'm done even though I still have about 10 more from December 1st. Thank you for humoring me with my first ever series that went on much longer than I anticipated. You guys have been so great and generous with your comments!!

This is my last scheduled post unless I can get out with my camera. January and the first two weeks of February we saw record cold periods here in the Deep South. Plus, I was down with my back for most of that time. It's much better now; I think the cold had set off the arthritis in my lower back. If I'm not blogging, I will still be visiting, though my appearance may be sporadic due to my current work schedule, and I apologize ahead of time if that happens.

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May your joy be as deep as the ocean,
your sorrow as light as its foam.
Unknown

Tricolored Tuesday #8

Getting to the end of my December 1st shots, finally. I have one more batch to post and then I'll be done with this series.

This week and the next, blog visiting will be a bit sporadic for me. I am working from home for my former boss. Also, starting Monday evenings, Double D and I enrolled in a birding class at LSU. The class is taught by the president of our local Audubon Society. I'll try to visit when I can.

I so appreciate the wise and wonderful words on my mom's memorial post yesterday. Y'all are amazing and I love each one of you!

Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.
Ralph Waldo Emmerson

Tricolored Tuesday #7

According to Audubon, the Tricolored Heron is built for marsh life. Its long legs enable it to wade and see down through water; long toes churn up food; a long neck and bill help reach prey; broad wings help lift its heavy body vertically out of brushy wetland. Once called the "Louisiana Heron," this colonial nester is a close relative of bitterns and one of only four North American egret species.

Hello! Is anyone out there?!

The good man is the friend of all living things.
Mahatma Gandhi

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Tricolored Tuesday #6

Rolling right along with my December 1st tricolored heron expedition. Fun times!

I got several shots of him like this, wings spread. This is probably the last one like this that I will post.

Wait! How'd he end up in here? I think this white pelican was copying the heron's fishing moves.

Billy Graham's Life Wisdom quote:
The one BADGE of Christianity is not orthodoxy but LOVE.

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Tricolored Tuesday #5

Going back to my December 1st shots, more examples of the tricolored heron.

Don't look back.
You're not going that way.
Unknown

Tricolored Tuesday #4

Continuing on with my December 15th shoot, which was my second opportunity to photograph the tricolored heron.

The more high-tech our lives become,
the more nature we need.
Richard Louv

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Tricolored Tuesday #3

Two weeks after the first set of shots, I returned to the golf course to see if my favorite heron was still there. Lucky me, there was Hunter in all his glory. He is such a gracious model. :)

No sound came out. I think he was just exercising his jaw in preparation for the next meal.

Hunter seems to have a good working relationship with the golfers.

This is not cropped; I was pretty darn close.

What wings are to a bird,
and sails to a ship,
so is prayer to the soul.
Corrie Ten Boom

Thank you all for your words of wisdom and support on yesterday's post. I am deeply grateful. The melancholy will pass, I'm sure.

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Tricolored Tuesday #2

Continuing on with my tricolored heron series from early December. "Hunter" was a treat to watch as he captured meal after meal. Sometimes it was difficult for me to see that he had caught something, especially if it was small, so I wasn't always focused on his prey. Nevertheless, I really enjoyed observing his deliberate, animated hunting style.

I wonder if spreading his wings was a way to cut the glare to see his catch better...seems likely.

"The love for all living creatures is the most notable attribute of man."
Charles Darwin

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