TWO TOES AWAY
Watching this young great egret exercise his/her wings was a real treat. The bird remained in this spot flapping it's wings just to get some lift.
All the while holding on for dear life with what I imagined were two of his toes.
He must have been practicing for ten minutes, never leaving the same spot.
A much younger wood stork on the left casts an inquiring eye. I image saying "Hey bird are you crazy? There's alligators down there!"
Perhaps it was the same feeling that Orville and Wilbur had before they lifted off that hill at Kitty hawk so many years ago. The flight of the birds most definitely influenced their attempts. After all when you can achieve the grace, power, beauty and actual flight like the egret's predecessor....why not?
Perhaps Orville and Wilbur just said OK........ "Alligators be dammed" and they just simply let go.
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