A male Indigo Bunting busily picking seeds from the heads of tall vegetation along the roadside.
“I’ve learned to keep things simple. Look at your choices, pick the best one, then go to work with all your heart.” ~Pat Riley
Picking out the Seeds
indigo bunting
Perching along the levee
In May, the sounds of a variety of birds hidden in the tall, dense grass along the Mississippi levee fill the air. Seemingly out of nowhere, a bird will flutter through the air and alight on top of a tall weed stalk. It is interesting to slowly ride along the levee road, occasionally stopping to watch in silence, to see what different types of birds can be spotted.
male Bobolink
male Indigo bunting
male Dickcissel
immature male Orchard Oriole
Eastern Kingbird
male and female Red-winged blackbirds
“In order to see birds it is necessary to become part of the silence.” ~Robert Lynd
Indigo bunting
An Indigo bunting spotted in a brushy area of the Black Bayou Refuge adjacent to Reelfoot Lake.
She had blue skin, And so did he.
He kept it hid And so did she.
They searched for blue Their whole life through,
Then passed right by – And never knew.
~Shel Silverstein
Munching on the spring grass
“Enough is as good as a feast.” ~Joshua Sylvester
A splash of blue
“If you want to stand out, don’t be different. Be outstanding.” ~Meredith West
walking on a country road 