As I understand it, it was 1948 before man began to use air spoilers on airplane wings. The great egret and all flighted birds, make good use of spoilers as they land. It is not often I get to so easily see the spoilers on the back edges of the wings deployed and the lift spilled so the bird can safely land.
I marvel when the sun becomes my spotlight and the great egret shines in the dawn.
Cadet, who is the immature osprey on the upper right, has taken to harassing the immature turkey vultures, the bird on the lower left. Both these birds were fledged this year and their flying skills are still sloppy. But that didn’t stop Cadet from diving down on the vulture who had to twist awkwardly to get away.
I caught the moment as Cadet bounced off of the vulture.
great blue heron heading over the river rapids towards the growing light of the morning
This pair of black vultures had been mutually grooming each other when they both looked up and past me. I turned and looked the same direction but my human eyesight could not see what their avian eyes could.
blushing dawn reflections and river sapphire inked
doc ellen's journey 