Heron mother

Loud and obnoxious.

Scary when flying toward you.

I am really respectful of that massive beak!

So, I learned something about bird behavior.

Great Blue herons lay their eggs a couple of days apart.

This means that they hatch a couple of days apart too.

The first one laid is the first to hatch.

It has a couple of days to get a head start on their siblings.

If you're the third egg, the first one is much larger, louder, and gets in the way of food.

Needless to say, it's a hard life.

Not all make it to adulthood.

Such is nature at its finest.

We had the reception today at the Pascagoula River Audubon Center.

There were not as many people this year as last.

Several that bought last year did show though.

The show let go of three small sewing drawers today.

Baby steps, this brings the total to six sold so far.

I've also been invited to come to the Hummingbird Happy hour on September 22.

Another chance to sell and talk about recycled art as well as marine and bird conservation.

I am enjoying the ride so far!

Heron mother, Acrylic on wood panel, 5 x 15

Day 45 of the 100 days~100 paintings 2022