THE SUMMER OF GREEN HERONS

PART 4: GREEN HERONS AS ART

Green Herons are funny, entertaining, surprising, and always beautiful. Their emerald sheen, brilliant rust, black and white feathers are breathtaking. They can assume a compact, ovoid shape or elongate that graceful neck. The head and beak create a variety of angles––chin tucked against the breast, twisted to peer over the shoulder. This is a moving, constantly evolving work of art. Here is a tour through the Gallery of Greenies

Emerald as rich as the greenest sea

The graceful neck at 5 days and 3 weeks

                                                    

Regal in rust

Perfect balance

Parallels on the hypotenuse

Light on the white

Soft colors, gentle shape

Graceful stalking

The emerald ballerina

So ended the summer of Green Herons. It's as though Cirque du Soleill dropped onto our front 

field and performed every evening for our personal viewing pleasure. But better. Quietly. 

Naturally. Once in a lifetime.