Maybe I should get an egret.

Bryant

Sorta like one of those clips of a bomber on a forest fire mission, except it ain't water.

Oh and the old PT Barnum "This way to the Egress" joke. But That makes me think I wouldn't want one as a pet.

Bryant

Dont leave this one out...

That beak and neck. Think about what those are for. This is an creature that has turned its face into a spear. Ya know... for stabbing things.

Do you really want a pet that stabs things with its face?

I want it nowhere where theres even the potential of being in close proximity. Animals tend to be able to rotate and turn. And I have various pieces of body that I prefer to keep Un-faceshanked. Namely.. All of the pieces of my body.

I'm not going to fall in lock step with everything that Obama wants to do, simply because he is the candidate I campaigned and voted for. I'm going to criticize, bring pressure to bear on his decisions, and make my voice heard. Because this is a DEMOCRACY and because I am PARTICIPATING in this democracy.

Anyone who doesn't like that can kiss my ass.

wet from the rain last night and foggy. I went out to feed the animals this morning , we have a large mound of dirt and manure a ways back from the paddock. I looked over and there was a bird very much like that one sitting on the the mound. Grayish and white, at least I think it was those colors. By the time I was done it was gone.

I bet thats exactly what you saw.

In fact, it's so feeble that it needs a Heron aid.

They are magnificent creatures. When they fly, they sometimes make a deep "Hroo-hroo-hroo-hroo" sound. Their long necks make it easy to fish. Their legs in the water must look like reeds to the poor fish.

We got them all over Michigan, even in metro areas. In Detroit, I've seen several kayaking around Belle Isle and at the various MetroParks. As I'm always getting swamped by wakes, etc., I don't take my camera in the boat.



I photographed that particular bird at the Yuko-En Zen Garden in Georgetown, Kentucky.
It was a happy, happy surprise as my kids didn't want to get out of the car -- so my wife and I were able to get close enough without the bird getting alerted by their complaining.

Every year they come thru here during migrating season and are sooo awesome! My window overlooks the river, when I see one standing in the shallows fishing, it just makes my day. They aren't real shy, you can walk by on the river-walk and they don't fly away, so I tend to take extra long breaks those days.

Beautiful birds.

The blue heron is one of my totem creatures. They have appeared at many times and brought comfort in my life crises. I can't explain their personal significance to anyone who doesn't already know about that sort of thing.

They'll be a real tweat for everyone.

But chirrup, the raven loons haven't flocked in yet.

It's the one cardinal their deck.

God, I love the cheese.

...without robin his thunder. I have no egrets a-teal about it either. (However, I am wondering what effect Summers' withdrawal might have on the stork market.....Not that I care much if the Wall Street warblers lose their stuffed shirts.......)

As I wrote to Autumn above: They are magnificent creatures. When they fly, they sometimes make a deep "Hroo-hroo-hroo-hroo" sound. Their long necks make it easy to fish. Their legs in the water must look like reeds to the poor fish.

We got them all over Michigan, even in metro areas. In Detroit, I've seen several kayaking around Belle Isle and at the various MetroParks. As I'm always getting swamped by wakes, etc., I don't take my camera in the boat.

I photographed that particular bird at the Yuko-En Zen Garden in Georgetown, Kentucky.
It was a happy, happy surprise as my kids didn't want to get out of the car -- so my wife and I were able to get close enough without the bird getting alerted by their complaining.



PS: Grok what you wrote about explaining the unexplainable, my Friend. You should see what showed up on the Detroit River the other day.

I have to confess something. I'm confounded about keystone. I don't know what the hell should be done. No, I don't want to see it. It's terrifying to contemplate a major spill, but it's also terrifying to contemplate more train disasters like Lac Megantic. They are going to keep extracting that filthy oil in Alberta. They are going to keep transporting it.

Seems like there are no good options at all.

And that would significantly reduce the transportation risks.

My personal take on Keystone is we shouldn't do it because it offers no benefit to the US - the oil is going to be shipped overseas.

Thus Keystone gives us all the risk and no reward, so it doesn't make any sense to do it. Canada can run their own pipelines to their own coasts.

...when you say:

"Thus Keystone gives us all the risk and no reward, so it doesn't make any sense to do it. Canada can run their own pipelines to their own coasts."

And that's all that matters to TPTB.

Whatever increases the cost of oil production is an incentive to the development of green energy.

Lo and behold........ real egrets!! And no regrets too.

and I am glad you don't have any.

Pretty sure you are not one of the hair on fire, deep end group but someone who is honestly worried about all kinds of ugly possibilities.
But I could be wrong!

Anyway, yep Keystone is heavy shit too. Lots of hurdles coming and will not ever end, unfortunately.

with messy laughter

I think you do have egrets.

Since he was Obama's top pick for the Fed chair. Glad to be wrong.

I DO have EGRETS, and they are in my yard or neighbor's yards almost every day! They love raw "chicken necks" or almost any raw meat. I used to buy boxes of the necks and feed them all the time UNTIL my husband made me stop. His reason? Not that he dislikes them, they're beautiful as are the gray ones and other varieties of large birds that frequent my area. BUT... my husband got upset because they fly around and drop large globs of "you-know-what" and many times it lands on our vehicles and "we the people" too.

Just couldn't help myself with the pun, but living in Florida... EGRETS aren't the biggest problem. It's REGRETS aplenty! Not the least of which is Rick Scott and the rambling one man posse named GEORGIE ZIMMERMAN!
(not so much)

A lovely pair of the blue footed kind of course

Because it's very funny.

What a wonderful way to give Summers the bird.

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I'm a great fan of "Blue Herons"...and they are there where I'm happy...