Tri-Colored Heron - Nest Builder butterflies There's a subtle strength in

There's a subtle strength in moments of watchful stillness - like this female cardinal perched among juniper branches

Some moments feel like the sky opens just for you - and an eagle gliding through the forest becomes a kind of miracle

from a great distance

- and stayed just long enough for me to catch him glowing against the pure white sky

as if he knows he's carrying a little spark of spring wherever he lands

Tri-Colored Heron - Nest Builder butterflies There's a subtle strength inThere's something tender about watching a bird prepare for new life the careful way it gathers each branch, the focus, the determination. This tri colored Heron, carrying a long nesting branch in its beak, feels like a little story of hope in motion. Featuring one of my original photographs from South Padre Island, Texas, I recall watching this bird from the pier as it worked. Details Printed on absorbent sandstone to prevent condensation from pooling