Song Sparrow

 "Life is so great that we only get a tiny moment to enjoy everything we see. And that moment is right now." 

~ Neil Pasricha

Friendly Fly-In

 "A journey is best measured in friends, 

rather than miles." 

~ Tim Cahill

Magnolia Warbler

 "To pay attention, 

this is our endless and proper work." 

~ Mary Oliver

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Brown Thrasher Poses on a Post

 "You don't always need a plan. Sometimes you just need to breathe, trust, let go and see what happens."

— Mandy Hale

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Rose-breasted Wing Wave

 “Life is a journey, not a destination.”

- Ralph Waldo Emerson 

Rose-breasted Grosbeak in "take-off" mode 

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Flight of the Green Heron

 Those who find beauty in all of nature will find themselves at one with the secrets of life itself.

—L. Wolfe Gilbert

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Red Bird in the Sun

 “For each new morning let there be flow of love. 

Let there be light of happiness in every direction.” 

– Amit Ray

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 This male cardinal was enjoying the sun on his face. 

Image captured on Easter Sunday, 04-17-22  

Blacksburg, Virginia along the Huckleberry Trail.

Great Blue Heron in the Little Pigeon River

 All my life through, the new sights of Nature 

made me rejoice like a child. 

—Marie Curie

Great Blue Heron wades through the autumn leaves during

a visit to Pigeon Forge, Tennessee 

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Rose-breasted Grosbeaks - Male and Female

"A smile is the only status symbol of value." 

 - Francis McCrossan

Male and Female Rose-breasted Grosbeaks.

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Brown Creeper - Creeping Up the Tree

The seeker embarks on a journey to find what he wants and discovers, along the way, what he needs.

~ Wally Lamb

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Bird Art - Tree Swallow

“Kindness can transform someone's 

dark moment with a blaze of light. 

You'll never know how much your caring matters. 

Make a difference for another today.” 

― Amy Leigh Mercree

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Baby Catbird in the Bush

“Turn your obstacles into opportunities and your problems into possibilities.” 

 ― Roy T. Bennett

At the beginning of June we had some baby catbirds living in the Rhododendron bush in our front yard. They would sit on our porch railing as the Mom/Dad would come and feed them. I tried and tried to get a good shot of them through the window, but every time I tried to raise the screen, they would dive into the bush and hide. So I decided I would shoot through the screen. I was able to catch this little one through the screened window. Not a great shot but a record of the "babies in the bush".

White-Breasted Nuthatch - Claytor Lake State Park

"The birds around me hopped and played, Their thoughts I cannot measure: - But the least motion which they made It seemed a thrill of pleasure." 

 ~ William Wordsworth

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Pileated Woodpecker

"What is this life if, full of care, 

We have no time to stand and stare? — 

No time to stand beneath the boughs 

And stare as long as sheep or cows. 

No time to see, when woods we pass, 

Where squirrels hide their nuts in grass. 

No time to see, in broad daylight, 

Streams full of stars, like skies at night. 

No time to turn at Beauty's glance, 

And watch her feet, how they can dance. 

No time to wait till her mouth can 

Enrich that smile her eyes began. 

A poor life this if, full of care, 

We have no time to stand and stare.” 

 ― William Henry Davies

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Red-winged Blackbird in Flight Over the Cattails

"Ten times a day something happens to me like this - some strengthening throb of amazement - 

some good sweet empathic ping and swell. 

This is the first, the wildest and the wisest thing 

I know: that the soul exists 

and is built entirely out of attentiveness." 

— Mary Oliver

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Singing Song Sparrow

"Not to waste the spring 

I threw down everything, 

 And ran into the open world 

 To sing what I could sing... 

 To dance what I could dance! 

 And join with everyone! 

 I wandered with a reckless heart 

beneath the newborn sun." 

 — Roman Payne

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Robin in the Wildflowers

"Attitude is a little thing 

that makes a big difference." 

~ Winston Churchill

It is always so THRILLING for me when

I capture a bird in the flowers.

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Male Eastern Towhee - Looking for Love

"When you recover or discover something that nourishes your soul and brings joy, care enough about yourself to make room for it in your life." 

 ~ Jean Shinoda Bolen

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Tufted Titmouse at Bisset Park - Radford, Virginia

"Let us savour the swift delights of the most beautiful of our days." 

~ Alphonse de Lamartine  

 The Birds at Bisset Park are very cooperative

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Wild Birds - Song Sparrow

"There is so little time. 

We need to make every moment count." 

― Shannon Delany

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