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BACKYARD BIRDING IN MERIDA, YUCATAN AND BEYOND – PRIVATE DANCER: TRICOLORED HERON

by Yucatan Times
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Watch what happens as a single Tricolored Heron in breeding plumage dances for an hour before me:

 

PRIVATE DANCER

 

Feathers unfurl

Heron twirls

 

Wings shade

Shadows made

 

Circular dance

Upright prance

 

Body lunges

Spear plunges

 

Neck curls

Water swirls

 

Circle again

Same refrain

 

Watery ballet

Captures prey

 

Fish catch

Perfect match

 

Hour’s dalliance

Nature’s balance


 

 

Feathers unfurl (Tricolored Heron)
Heron twirls (Tricolored Heron)
Wings shade (Tricolored Heron)
Shadows made (Tricolored Heron)
Circular dance (Tricolored Heron)
Upright prance (Tricolored Heron)
Body lunges (Tricolored Heron)
Spear plunges (Tricolored Heron)
Neck curls, water swirls (Tricolored Heron)
CIrcle again, same refrain (Tricolored Heron)
Watery ballet, captures prey (Tricolored Heron)
Fish catch, perfect match (Tricolored Heron)
Hour's dalliance, nature's balance (Tricolored Heron

 

BEAUTY PURSUES IN NATURE WHETHER YOU BEHOLD IT OR NOT. GO BEHOLDING!

 

DISCLAIMER: References do not agree on details about these species:

 

Sal a Pajarear Yucatan, Birds & Reserves of the Yucatan Peninsula, A Guide to the Birds of Mexico and Northern Central America

 

Cherie Pittillo, “nature inspired,” photographer and author, explores nature everywhere she goes. She’s identified 56 bird species in her Merida, Yucatan backyard view. Her monthly column features anecdotes about birding in Merida, Yucatan and also wildlife beyond the Yucatan.

Contact: [email protected]  All rights reserved, ©Cherie Pittillo

 

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2 comments

bruce krucke May 7, 2019 - 7:24 am

What fun that must have been to watch! Great captures. And the poem is beautiful too!

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Cherie May 11, 2019 - 1:49 pm

It was mesmerizing to watch and actually worked as the heron caught many fish. I didn’t count, but the number seemed significant for its efforts.

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