Thursday, November 17, 2016

The Flock

While we were waiting for the moon to come up, we had the mountains in front of us. They were especially beautiful and peaceful.


And then, hundreds of birds flew by. The line of them was so long that the end was not in sight. And they kept coming. They do this every night as they settle down to roost somewhere. And they must choose very safe beds, because I have never seen a sleeping bird in the wild. Have you?

God created the huge whales, all the swarm of life in the waters, And every kind and species of flying birds.

Genesis 1

12 comments:

MadSnapper said...

gorgeous view to watch while waiting and brilliant photos, did you know your photos bled over onto your back ground? LOL... they match perfectly. no, I have never seen a sleeping bird

Tamago said...

Oh wow, such stunning pictures! Gorgeous autumn colors and great capture of the birds! I've never seen a sleeping bird in the wild, either.
Have a lovely weekend!

crafty cat corner said...

Looks like they may be starlings, we get clouds of them here too at dusk, such a wonderful sight.
I often wonder why we never see dead birds, of course you see the one's that have been hit by cars but what happens to all the others?
Wonderful colours in those trees, I love the Autumn for the leaves.
Hope you are both keeping well.
Briony
x

Ruth Kelly said...

The brilliant colors are magnificent. They are stunning.

Ruth Hiebert said...

WOW! The color of the trees is amazing and to see so many birds is breathtaking.

Lady Jane said...

What beautiful pictures!!! Hugs, LJ

Cheryl @ TFD said...

Awesome photos, Ginny! I love the red on the trees, such a gorgeous view. I've never seen a sleeping bird, I've always wondered where they go to sleep!

Nancy Chan said...

The red trees and mountain view are so gorgeous! I have always wondered how the birds sleep. They make a lot of noise when the birds come in to roost on the trees. Have a lovely weekend!

Ann said...

well you had quite the show while you were waiting not to mention that beautiful backdrop. Those colors are gorgeous. I was watching a huge flock of birds the other day and it was almost like watching a choreographed dance they way they would fly down towards the ground and then swoop back up.

Hootin Anni said...

Isn't that bird show just amazing!!!?!!! Wow. And such beautiful scenery to boot. Excellent.

Carla from The River said...

Wow! Beautiful photos! I love the colors and seeing the birds coming to bed. Great photos as always!

Rose said...

Blogger is done doing it to me again...I know I checked your blog yesterday...just positive and did not see this. And I check now and it says this was posted Thursday! Maybe I am wrong, but I know other times it has did this.

anyway, these are gorgeous shots.

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