Category: birds

Contemplation

April 9, 2018

“The contemplation of beauty causes the soul to grow wings.” — Plato *   *   * Pelican at rest — Watercolor painting by Mary O’Connor © 2018  Click here to see more of Mary’s wildlife paintings and pet portraits.

Standing Tall

April 5, 2018

    “Stand up for what is right even if you stand alone.” — Suzy Kassem     *   *   * Standing Tall — Great Blue Heron photo by Mary O’Connor © 2018

Stalking

March 26, 2018

“…in nature there are predators and prey. The hunters and the hunted. The heartbreakers and the heartbroken. The beautiful thing is that Nature lets us choose which we want to be, most people never make the choice though because they don’t even know they have it.” — Lynn Weingarten *   *   * Green … More Stalking

Tentativeness

March 12, 2018

“Certainty creates strength. Certainty gives one something upon which to learn. Uncertainty creates weakness. Uncertainty makes one tentative if not fearful, and tentative steps, even when in the right direction, may not overcome significant obstacles.” — John M. Barry *   *   * Normally fleet-footed plover takes tentative steps over shore rocks — Photo by … More Tentativeness

Conversation

March 8, 2018

“The first ingredient in conversation is truth, the next good sense, the third good humor, and the fourth wit.” — William Temple *   *   * “Mac and Caw” — Acrylics painting of two Macaws by Mary O’Connor © 2018  View more in Gallery of Our Natural World

Loss

February 26, 2018

“I guess by now I should know enough about loss to realize that you never really stop missing someone – you just learn to live around the huge gaping hole of their absence.” — Alyson Noel “Grief, I’ve learned, is really just love. It’s all the love you want to give but cannot. All of … More Loss

Flight

February 12, 2018

“If you wish to fly to new heights, begin by setting your sights on a destination you can reach and then create a flight plan, a map, that will be your guide.” — Debbie Ford *   *   * New Heights —  Great White Heron photo by Jan Logozzo © 2018  

Looking Glass

February 8, 2018

“If you’re searching for that one person that will change your life, look in the mirror.” — Unknown *   *   * White on Black — American Pekin ducks photo by Jan Logozzo © 2018  

Away from home

January 29, 2018

“Some journeys take us far from home. Some adventures lead us to our destiny.” — Unknown This Egyptian Goose is a long way from home. A native of Sub-Saharan Africa, the Nile Valley and parts of the Middle East, the species was considered sacred by the ancient Egyptians. Imported into Great Britain in the 18th … More Away from home