One of our favs

We have mentioned before how we like seeing the wildlife at the new home. We see green heron, domestic geese, Canada geese, wood ducks, green heron, an occasional hawk and owl, and I have written about the fighting hummingbirds. But our family fav is the Great blue heron, which is a bit of an odd name given that it is mostly gray.

Once we saw two of them at once, but the norm is to see a solitary blue. He often alights in the tall pines directly across the lake from our kitchen window. I guess his height makes him stand out, but we like him/her. As you might expect, we call it "Old Blue".

Of course our biggest thrill is when he lights on our dock, as you can see above. On occasion he has come into our yard to move down the lake shore looking for food.

Brenda has been seeking a painting of a blue to display. One of our CO friends has a Basil Edes of a blue, and one of our local friends has another by someone. Most folks who paint seem to chose, naturally, the most colorful phase of the male bird. Whereas I certainly understand this, it seems exaggerated compared to what we usually see.

G^d has gifted us, and everyone, with beautiful nature. Nature testifies to his eternal power and divine nature (Rom. 1:20). And Old Blue adds to the testimony.

Indeed.