The Crane

Spring is always so wonderful after a long winter of quiet, cold and cleansing white.

I was happy the other day to find this crane sitting, waiting, hunting for its meal down the road in the grasses of the cove.

I had to be slow and cunning to get these photos, even at a distance.

Having Veda with me was no help!

What a regal and curious creature.

I love how smoothly he was moving and the way he was darting his beak into the grass and water to snatch a snack.

I am fascinated by cranes.

They have such alien bodies,

with long, twiggy legs and long windy necks topped with a spear for the hunt.

I think I would like to incorporate them in my work somehow.

I wonder how they will emerge?

Do you have any animals that fascinate you?