I'm always fascinated by how well many animals blend in perfectly with their surroundings!... It's only when they move that we suddenly see that tree bark, stone, coral, moss, branch, leaf, flower, etc... come to life into a completely different life form than we previously perceived! I felt so privileged to see this beautiful, small Black-Crowned Night Heron calmly fishing in a "royal pond" late afternoon (not at night or early morning as is its usual behavior!). It saw me but kept … [Read more...]