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Green Heron (adult) - Florida Wetlands - 9/23/21
In The Wild - Palm Beach County, Florida USA
The Green Heron is relatively small. Adult body length is about 17 inches. The neck is often pulled in tight against the body. Adults have a glossy, greenish-black cap, a greenish back and wings that are grey-black grading into green or blue, a chestnut neck with a white line down the front, grey underparts and short yellow legs. The bill is dark with a long, sharp point. - Thanks for looking.
*[left-double-click for a closer-look - in the shadows]
*[FYI: They are called "green" herons
because of the green color on their wings]
Okay, there is this green box in the kitchen with no use, but it looks pretty good for the background of this macro...hopefully.
EMILY DICKINSON:
YOU gave us the bumble bee who has a soul,
The everlasting traveler among the hollyhocks,
And how God plays around a back yard garden.
STEVIE CRANE:
War is kind and we never knew the kindness of war till you came;
Nor the black riders and clashes of spear and shield out of the sea, 5
Nor the mumblings and shots that rise from dreams on call.
Carl Sandburg. Letters to Dead Imagists. Chicago Poems. 1916.
I used to have a pair of Dunlop Green Flash. I used to go to school with my shoes and once round the corner get my green flashes on, rebel eh!
AAW June 20-27: Patterns
WIT: A box grater, and a green paper behind to add some interest.
Made Explore.
The green catbird (Ailuroedus crassirostris) is a species of bowerbird found in subtropical forests along the east coast of Australia, from southeastern Queensland to southern New South Wales. It is named for its distinctive call which sounds like a cat meowing, although it has also been mistaken for a crying child, or a scary vampire sound early in the morning.
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⋅⋅☾ EYESHADOW : darkmoon • Cosmic Shadows
⋅⋅☾ GLITTER: darkmoon • Ultimate Glitter Pack
˖⁺‧₊˚Both darkmoon items
⋅⋅☾ NAILS: Blue Valentine • Pierced Claws Event
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♡... LeLUTKA Ceylon
♡... {NecroNoir} Timid Eyes
♡... Sintiklia - Titania
♡... [The Forge] Ariana Top
This green wooden door is a mystery to me. It is secured by an enormous lock but no steps lead up to it. It appears to lead nowhere. It is surrounded by several different kinds of brick and stone from which the building's facing has been removed. The mortar looks new, which means the bricks have recently been pointed. Hmmmmmmm. It did however catch my eye.
A Banded Demoiselle by the River Trent at Attenborough Nature Reserve.
The banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens) is a species of damselfly belonging to the family Calopterygidae. It is often found along slow-flowing streams and rivers. It is an Eurasian species occurring from the Atlantic coast eastwards to Lake Baikal and northwestern China.
This is a large damselfly with a total length of up to 48 millimetres (1.9 in) and a hindwing length of up to 36 millimetres (1.4 in).
Male and female are variable in color and pattern. The male has translucent wings which each have a broad, dark iridescent blue-black spot (or band) across the outer part. On immature individuals the spot is dark brown. The body can be a metallic blue or bluish green or a combination of both colours, depending on the time of year and location.
The dark wing patch of the male starts at the nodus (the slight dip midway down the upper edge of the wing) but can reach up to the wing-tip in southern races. In the very similar beautiful demoiselle (Calopteryx virgo), the dark patch starts before the nodus.
The female has translucent, pale green iridescent wings with a white patch near the tip (a pseudopterostigma), and a metallic green or bronze/green body.
It really is - Palm Springs is the original Truman Show . Everybody is smiling, the grass is perfectly green, the pools are perfectly clear and refreshing, the architecture is tasteful and cool, the roads are perfect, the backdrop of mountains were surely created in Hollywood and shipped out to the desert and the sunsets perfectly frame the elegant palm trees.
Admittedly not taken in Manitoba. This one is from Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic.
This beautiful Green Heron was foraging around one of the small ponds on the resort property where we were staying.
All constructive comments are appreciated. TIA
To learn more about these beautiful birds please visit www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Green_Heron