Perched In The Colors of Light ...

“May my heart always be open

to little birds who are the secrets of living.”

                           ~ e e cummings

                                     ~ 1894-1962

A gray catbird enjoys eating at a colorful birdfeeder as sweet spring sunlight dances in early June at Lehigh Parkway, Allentown, Pennsylvania.

Turkey Vultures And The Big Blue Sky ...

“Better have as king a vulture advised by swans

Than a swan advised by vultures.”

                                   ~ Panchatantra

A pair of turkey vultures in their treetop perch are seen against the bright blue spring sky as an April sunset approaches along the Ironton Rail Trail.

 I often see many groups of perched turkey vultures in the same group of trees along the trail near sundown.

The trail loops more than nine miles through Whitehall Township, the Borough of Coplay and North Whitehall Township in Pennsylvania.

Wild In Dixie ...

“Land really is the best art.”

                          ~ Andy Warhol

                                           ~ 1928-1987

A beautiful autumn landscape paints the scene on a gorgeous October afternoon at Pinckney Island National Wildlife Refuge, a 4,053-acre national wildlife refuge located in Beaufort County, South Carolina, between the mainland and Hilton Head. 

Pinckney Island NWR, established December 4, 1975, was once included in the plantation of Major General Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, a prominent lawyer active in South Carolina politics from 1801-1815.