Hummingbird Sticks Out Tongue

Today,  fill your cup of life 

with sunshine and laughter.

-Dodinsky

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Blazing Wings

 Nature always wears the colors of the spirit. 

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Great Spangled Fritillary Butterfly 
Their wings are such a Fire-y orange - one of the loveliest butterflies around. 

Happiness Is A Gift

Happiness is a gift and the trick is not to expect it, but to delight in it when it comes.

 ― Charles Dickens

Birds with Long Tongues

Hummingbird sticking it's tongue out.

Red-bellied Woodpecker - stretching his tongue to reach the peanut butter.

I think most woodpeckers have long tongues like this.

I think it's pretty cool!!

I believe that every person has uniqueness - something that nobody else has.

~ Michael Schenker

A Little bit Messy

 
.. to be thrilled by the stars at night; to be elated over a bird's nest or a wildflower in spring - these are some of the rewards of the simple life.  
 — John Burroughs

It was quite thrilling for me to get so close to this little Downy Woodpecker who is a frequent visitor to our deck. I slowly approached and he didn't seem to be bothered by me at all and continued pecking on the seed bar. As you can see, he was a bit of a messy eater and has seed all over his beak. If you look closely you can see just a bit of his tongue sticking out too. And I LOVE that little out of place feather on top of his head.