My Heart in Hiding Stirred For A Bird
I caught this morning morning’s minion, king-
dom of daylight’s dauphin, dapple-dawn-drawn Heron, in his riding
Of the rolling level underneath him steady air, and striding
High there, how he rung upon the rein of a wimpling wing
In his ecstasy! then off, off forth on swing,
As a skate’s heel sweeps smooth on a bow-bend: the hurl and gliding
Rebuffed the big wind. My heart in hiding
Stirred for a bird, – the achieve of, the mastery of the thing!
dom of daylight’s dauphin, dapple-dawn-drawn Heron, in his riding
Of the rolling level underneath him steady air, and striding
High there, how he rung upon the rein of a wimpling wing
In his ecstasy! then off, off forth on swing,
As a skate’s heel sweeps smooth on a bow-bend: the hurl and gliding
Rebuffed the big wind. My heart in hiding
Stirred for a bird, – the achieve of, the mastery of the thing!
with apologies to Gerard Manley Hopkins
Scarlet Tanager - Piranga olivacea
I haven't seen a male Scarlet Tanager for many years - though I did photograph and post a female a summer or two or so ago - and just a day ago I spotted one without my camera. But this evening when Carol went out to do her walk she came hurriedly in telling me to grab my camera as there was a strange Scarlet Tanager on the drive that was quite tame letting her get within a few feet of her. We figured it to be a hatchling trying out its wings. By the time I got outside it was about nine feet up into a holly tree and the day was getting dark. I managed to do some digital enhancement of light, and bright etc to bring out the main features of this brilliant bird.
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