More photos of the Yellow-Crowned Night Heron we saw at Pleasure House Point Natural Area. I felt he deserved his own post.
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1) "In order to see the birds it is necessary to become part of the silence." - Robert Lynd
2. "I come into the peace of wild things who do not tax their lives with forethought of grief....for a time I rest in the grace of the world, and I am free." - Wendell Berry
3) "I want to paint the way a bird sings." - Claude Monet, Monet by Himself
4) "In November some birds move away and some birds stay. The air is full of good-byes and well-wishes. The birds who are leaving look very serious. No silly spring chirping now. They have long journeys and must watch where they are going. The staying birds are serious too, for cold times lie ahead. Hard times. All berries will be treasures." - Cynthia Rylant
5) "Cliff swallows come back to Capistrano Mid-March. It takes them three weeks to fly 7,000 miles from Goya, Argentina." - Diana Hollingsworth Gessler, Very California: Travels Through the Golden State
What remarkably brilliant captures of this bird!!! Thank you so much for sharing, Denise!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great beak
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for sharing this exotic (to me) charmer.
ReplyDeleteA wonderful series of shots and great quotes
ReplyDeleteI love the last photograph, Denise, and the quotes are brilliant, particularly the one by Monet.
ReplyDeleteHello Denise! Awesome shots of the Night Heron, great post. Happy Friday, enjoy your weekend!
ReplyDeletethese are awesome shots. i love spotting these beauties here.
ReplyDeleteYou can certainly see the relation to other herons.
ReplyDeletewhat a handsome bird he is, I don't think I have ever seen one of these.
ReplyDeleteGreat job on the photos, my friend. And love the quotes.
ReplyDeleteA lovely looking bird, your photo's show him so well.
ReplyDeleteI agree a separate post was needed!
All the best Jan
That Heron is stunning. You got some great photos of it.
ReplyDeleteEnjoyed the quotes. My favorite,#2
Hi Denise, the bird most certainly deserves its own post, super images of a Night Heron, I have only ever seen a couple and they were in Africa. Regards John
ReplyDeleteWhat a handsome bird!
ReplyDeleteNice looking Heron. Hadn't heard of them before.
ReplyDeleteWow I've never seen this bird before and I'm taken with the startling red glowing eyes it has!
ReplyDeleteWonderful photos, Denise!
Very beautiful shots of heron.
ReplyDeleteHello, Denise! I really enjoyed seeing your YC Night Heron. It is a gorgeous bird. Great series of quotes too! Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Happy Saturday, enjoy your weekend!
ReplyDeleteYour photos are beautiful! -Marci @ Stone Cottage Adventures
ReplyDeleteWonderful photos of a beautiful bird!
ReplyDeleteI love herons!
Great shots of that heron.
ReplyDeleteYour photos are just beautiful...thanks for sharing..
ReplyDeleteOOO, and I tried one of the Starbucks Lemon Loaf copycats and, tho it was good, it didn't come close to the real one...:(
Beautiful pictures! Such bright eyes!
ReplyDeleteAmazing photos!!!!
ReplyDeleteAmazing captures of the heron. Well done!!
ReplyDeleteThat first quote...become part of the silence....I LOVE IT!!!
ReplyDeleteAnd yes, this YCNH is definitely worthy of a post of its own. Denise, these are extraordinary images. I'm lovin' it.
Thanks for adding this to I'd Rather B Birdin's Linking Tool this week!!
A stunning post!! What wonderful images of this beautiful bird.
ReplyDeleteHave a fantastic week :)
I don't always get to see this bird so it's nice seeing them on your blog. have a great week!
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