William Dalton's photostream  

Memorial Day 2012

“....never in the course of human events have so many owed so much to so few”
-Winston Churchill, August 20, 1940

The beautiful Scarlet Tanager (male) roosted briefly, high in the treetops, while on its northern migration.

I think that I shall never see a bird as pretty and as free...
-Herbert Nehrlich

We cannot command Nature except by obeying her.
~Francis Bacon

A beautiful Magnolia Warbler takes a break from migration to rest in an American Holly Tree.

"Wise leader, forgive me. I am only a fledgling new to flight". ~The Whale Rider

One of several fledgling Screech Owls that nested in the owl nesting box I placed on a tree. They have left the box and I wish them well. It was a real treat to see all aspects of their growth, from the parents selecting the box to their becoming successful fledglings. I will miss interacting with them on a daily bases as I have for the past 6 weeks. But it's time to say goodbye.

Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything beautiful, for beauty is [nature's] handwriting.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson

For the past two days wonderful flights of warblers have come through my area.