TODAY'S PHOTO -
a Least Bittern in Wakodahatchee Wetlands contemplating, "What's ahead," or so I am personfiying it to start the week.
I featured Least Bitterns last month and, therefore, was going to pass this by for today. Then the patterns of the reeds caught my attention, as well as the hold the bird has on the read. Note how one of the right claws curves around the branch. Fascinating to me.
In looking at the photograph, I get the feeling that the reeds could be representing lots of barriers and yet the least bittern is not concerned. There is an opening there that is more than adequate, requiring nothing on his part to create it larger.
He's simply resting there with an easy grip on what's available for him to stand upon. When he's ready he'll simply fly off exposing the patterns of his body which are so beautiful in flight.
SELF-REFLECTING QUERY -
I invite you to pause and contemplate your week. Where can you/do you securely stand? Where are the openings through which you can fly and show your beautiful self?
Create a rich and energizing week for yourself and the others in your worlds.
MORE BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING DUCKS -
This weekend I saw one, then yesterday two, adorable black-bellied whistling ducks in Wakodahatchee. Because of their size, I think that they are young ones. They are so cute that I did want those of you interested to see them. Click on Whistling Duck Pair. Enjoy.
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I noted not so much the grip as the amazing balancing act of the bird on the reeds, like a stilt walker.
Good thoughts on the reeds and barriers. They do form X's yet don't really block anything. My own self-reflecting query: how often do I let myself be stopped by something that isn't a barrier at all.
On the Whistling Ducks, I may be wrong, but these ducks seem to have longer legs than the mallards I'm accustomed to. They're a completely different "style" duck. Neat.
Posted by: Mary | June 27, 2005 at 03:08 PM
This photo evoked a still, deep space that I dropped into effortlessly and where I could have remained peacefully ensconced. Stillness and seclusion are calling me now. Perhaps I can find my way to being like the Least Bittern “resting there with an easy grip on what's available for him to stand upon.”
Thank you for the provocative photos that stir my internal muse.
Posted by: Adela M Rubio | June 29, 2005 at 12:48 PM