Crows on Pine and
White Herons on Willow, 16th century (Momoyama period).
Not exact matches
And it is a child's country, which is described by the water's soft, ambiguous edge, and it is bewildering to stand sentry there, unsuccessfully disguised as a
heron, with your large
white feet sticking out, to listen to (and wistfully try to recall) the wild laughter, the shrieks, the singular tuneless tunes children drone as they march in intent circles; and to watch them groping into their shadows for shells
on the roily bottom or building improbable fortifications to keep the ocean where it belongs («What arc - you doing?»
Sitting
on your porch at Colinda Cabanas you can regularly spot; Night
Herons, Great
White Herons, Kingfishers, Frigate Birds, Grackles, Bananaquits and Hummingbirds.
There is also a pair of 3 ′ tall tiger
herons resting
on the property,
white tailed hawks, frigate birds, pelicans, paroquetts and more are frequently spotted in the villa compound.
There are 150 + bird species
on the island, including
herons, ibis,
white egrets, roseate spoonbills, pelicans, sea swallows and bright pink flamingos.
More than 60 species of birds have been identified
on the Turneffe Atoll with the following seen commonly: snowy egret, little blue
heron, great blue
heron, tricolored
heron, yellow - crowned night
heron, clapper rail, mangrove swallow, brown pelican, magnificent frigatebird, double - crested cormorant, osprey, mangrove warbler, great tailed grackle, golden fronted woodpecker, tropical mockingbird, cinnamon hummingbird, green breasted mango, hooded oriole,
white crowned pigeon and royal tern.