Majestic bird
Feeding on insects
Posed showing off its beauty
Near the patio.
It's a wonder that the legs, which are so very thin, are able to hold the egret upright. The long neck, too, seems fragile, but the muscles in both must be quite strong.
I'm showing off our visitor as if I had a new grandchild. To think of a beauty like this bird covered with oil is beyond depressing.
I'd be surprised to see an egret or heron covered with oil as they don't sit in the water. What makes me sick is their aquatic meals covered with oil which probably make them sick - if they can find anything living to eat. The whole mess makes me sick.
ReplyDeletePiskie, maybe not covered, but like this picture from Greenpeace. Still sad.
ReplyDeleteAll of it is tragic.
ReplyDeleteI feel helpless, and agree with counterlight, we are all serfs to our corporate masters.
...we are all serfs to our corporate masters.
ReplyDeleteYes, we are. Why not eliminate the middle men, the politicians, and we, the serfs, can then deal directly with the corporate masters?
They take care of so many bugs! We have them in our estuary that is before the Macatawa River and on the edge of Mac Lake. I love watching them and our great blue herons!
ReplyDeleteCiss, we see the great blues fly over, but the dears don't land in our yard, more's the pity.
ReplyDeleteI think we all ought get together and rush the corporate palaces (and of course some serfs are house serfs so we can throw open the doors...my idea of fun).
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, beautiful bird.
ReplyDeleteRushing the corporate palaces sounds like a fine idea to me.
Leo, a man from this area was chased away for taking pictures from across the street of the BP headquarters in the next town over.
ReplyDeleteAlso, the ACLU sent letters to the local authorities telling them that they have no right to chase people off public beaches. Even members of the press are being denied access on some occasions. Apparently, the local law enforcement authorities take orders from BP.
Stunningly gorgeous bird.
ReplyDelete(Sometimes I just have to stop thinking about the oil to protect myself from something kin to despair.)
He's much prettier than Tweety!
ReplyDeleteMimi, down here in southwestern Florida we have an egret just like yours that hangs out in the McDonald’s drive thru next door.
ReplyDeleteI think he’s developed a taste for the French fries, LOL. He is bold as brass and will stand right there in the way until you throw him a little something to eat.
I see the same great blue every morning on my drive to work. Or I did until they started a construction project on the pasture to install some kind of cell phone towers or phone lines.
They are truly wonders of God and I pray that all the creatures who are affected by this spill see God’s mercy. They are suffering so.
(Sometimes I just have to stop thinking about the oil to protect myself from something kin to despair.)
ReplyDeleteI know, Ellie. Me too.
Priscilla, God's beautiful creatures harmed by the gusher break my heart.
And I confess that the idea of an egret hooked on McDonald's French fires is a bit disturbing, too, but not nearly as much as the oil. Perspective!
I've never seen a blue heron up close.
I have seen blue herons, I walked past one just the other day no more than 15 feet away (I suspect he was hunting for gophers). Unfortunately a large field they favored got turned into a housing development (though some of the field still remains).
ReplyDeleteThe amazing thing today for me was a work meeting in a courtyard with a hawk (red-shouldered I think, I'm not much of a birder) flying and diving (and making quite a racket). I think there is a nesting pair very close by.
HELP! I WANT AN EGRET FOR A PET!!!! where did you get yours? and does it live outside or come in?
ReplyDeleteHeather, my title is ironic. The bird is not a pet. From time to time, an egret visits in our yard, but we have no idea if it's the same bird or different birds each time. This egret stayed around quite a while, and the bird permitted us to get up close, which is unusual.
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