the best of Nature At My Doorstep: Pileated Woodpecker

Tuesday, July 1, 2014

Pileated Woodpecker

Fledgling

This fledgling waits for a parent to return with a tasty morsel and tries to pass the time by searching the sky, preening and investigating his immediate surroundings.

PEACE EVERYONE

"Everything tries to be round. Even the seasons form a great circle in their changing and always come back again to where they were." ~ Black Elk - Oglala Sioux

"Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

"To find new things, take the path you took yesterday." ~ John Burroughs

"We must protect the forests for our children, grandchildren and children yet to be born. We must protect the forests for those who can't speak for themselves such as the birds, animals, fish and trees." ~ Qwatsinas (Hereditary Chief Edward Moody), Nuxalk Nation