Monday, April 22, 2013

friendship

The bird a nest, the spider a web, man friendship. 
--William Blake (1757-1827) English Poet. 

A great blue heron in its nest near Fort Patrick Henry Dam, Kingsport, TN. This nest is one of perhaps more than a dozen that I saw in this particular area. Here's your fun fact for the day: These colonies of nests are called a "rookery".

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