Under the Shadow of Wings, I hear whispers in the wind. These tiny little birds are flying all around me, not afraid nor shy. They land on my camera at times as I am standing there near by.
I hear whispers in the wind from the fast beats of their wings. Who, who are these birds with their mighty wings?
But of course the tinniest of birds, the Chick-a-dee-dee-dee-dee
If you stay there long enough, you might see the Shadow of the Wings. May your spirit take refuge in what follows; In the Whispers in the Wind.
A Bird Family Called Ardeidae, how to pronounce this word. Ar·de·i·dae | \ ärˈdēəˌdē. I have been photographing these two species of birds for years, the Great Egrets and Blue Herons. When I saw this photo below, I realized how similar these two birds are. Come to find out they are in the same family also.
Definition of Ardeidae
A family of long-legged and long-necked migratory wading birds comprising the herons and bitterns.
In the family Ardeidae, there are 64 different species which have been identified and are recognized. Some of these species are called bitterns or egrets in place of herons due to the differences in their appearance.
Herons and egrets are both, freshwater, coastal birds. But these photos were taken here in the mid west. And this was the first year I saw the White Egrets here on the Mississippi river. So it was a surprise and so much fun to photograph them.
I have a handful of photos left to post of these two beautiful birds. But I hope to see more of them again next year.
Autumn Song Birds, it has been awhile since I photographed song birds in my back yard. They have been gone for awhile, but today I put some feed out on my little table and the sun came out for just a little bit. So I set the camera up and Mrs. Cardinal came by for a visit first, looking all spiffy in her crown of red feathers.
