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Beauty for our souls: standing up to the big and strong

by silence

Thu May 24, 2007 at 01:43:45 PM EST

Thanks Silence!

I've been busy at work (and will probably stay busy for a while yet) but over the weekend I saw something fairly inspirational: a bullock's oriole, a brightly colored but fairly small bird, entered a colony of much larger black-crowned night herons, and harassed and harassed and nipped a heron, and ultimately, the heron flew away.

A male Bullock's oriole, resting for a moment between attacks on a heron

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A black-crowned night heron issues a startled squawk after being nipped by a bullock's oriole
the oriole can be seen making its getaway in the background.

We're probably not going to stop the war this week, and probably not next week either. But like this oriole, if we keep pecking away, we've got a good chance of eventual success.

Beauty for our souls: standing up to the big and strong | 7 comments (7 topical, 0 hidden)

Silence -- thanks so much for these ... (5.00 / 2) (#1)

They are sorely needed given everything that is happening lately.

When you first started posting your photos, I was so discouraged by my humble attempts... now I look at them as a model to aspire to!

Thank you again.

by Cho on Thu May 24, 2007 at 02:04:09 PM EST

: You're welcome (5.00 / 2) (#2)

Work looks to keep me exceedingly busy for another few weeks. Hopefully I'll get a chance to contribute more again after that.

by silence on Thu May 24, 2007 at 02:23:52 PM EST
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Beautiful pictures! (5.00 / 3) (#3)

These guys are a little more colorful than the average variety of sparrow I see more frequently. A few cardinals every now and then add a splash of red but they don't come around as often since Spring has arrived.

by standingup on Thu May 24, 2007 at 03:33:40 PM EST

Try looking near water (5.00 / 2) (#4)

Orioles like to hang out by water, and so you'll find them near lakes, rivers, and largish streams. In the east, you'll see the similar-looking Baltimore Oriole instead of the Bullock's Oriole I posted a photo of.

by silence on Thu May 24, 2007 at 04:04:14 PM EST
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: Thank you (5.00 / 3) (#5)

I'll do that the next time I am in an area near water. Unfortunately I don't get outdoors as much as I once did and miss a lot of the simple beauty of nature that can only be found there.

by standingup on Thu May 24, 2007 at 07:39:04 PM EST
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Peet-o-tweet... (5.00 / 3) (#6)

How lovely. Thanks for this.

Jeff

by Jeff Huber on Fri May 25, 2007 at 01:57:54 AM EST

: Jeff -- off topic... (none / 0) (#7)

I saw your Iran commentary yesterday, but was too busy to read it, I came back and couldn't find it...did you move it somewhere? Would love to read it now...

by Cho on Fri May 25, 2007 at 09:23:47 AM EST
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