Good Medicine
by Cindy ~ May 22nd, 2007. Filed under: Avian, Nature Photography, Spring.
I finally finished my radiation treatments yesterday- so since today was the first day in 3 long weeks that we haven’t had to travel to a hospital, we celebrated by visiting a nearby grasslands in hopes of seeing/hearing sedge wrens, bobolinks, meadowlarks and this wonderful bird that nests in the same area each year. I secretly hoped I would get a brief glance, because that’s all I usually get of this species. It was a real treat to my very burned out eyes to see this cooperative individual out in the open, even if it was perched on barbed wire and I’d forgotten my flash. Bird medicine is great medicine :)
May 22nd, 2007 at 10:26 pm
I’d hardly recognize a cuckoo if it weren’t buried in foliage - great shot!
Glad you’re done with your treatments and hope you’ll be finding some relief soon.
May 22nd, 2007 at 10:59 pm
So glad that your done with your treatments…very cool shot!
May 23rd, 2007 at 8:28 am
Good to see you back Cindy. I hope things are looking better!
May 23rd, 2007 at 9:12 am
Hi Cindy:
I am so pleased you are finished with your radiation treatments, and sincerely hope they treat the problem.
What a sight for sore eyes! I have never seen a black-billed; they are so elusive.
Your pal,
weezie
May 23rd, 2007 at 10:03 am
Cindy–so glad you’re on a respite from your treatments, and what a great shot! I hope you can get out more in the next few days.
May 24th, 2007 at 12:47 pm
Really nice to see you back here! Missed your blog a lot! Best wishes on getting back to normal also. Yes, birds are the best medicine, even if you are not sick physically, but very good mentally!
Beautiful shot by the way, I have never seen one of these.
May 24th, 2007 at 8:11 pm
Barbed wire and all, it is a great shot. Love the turned angle of the bird. Welcome back to a more gentle world and may you have many more successful outings.
May 24th, 2007 at 8:30 pm
Hey Cindy, very happy to hear your news about the end of the treatments, and happy to see your back out on the trails.
May 26th, 2007 at 10:11 pm
Great photo, Cindy - and glad to hear you’ve come to the end of the course of treatment. Hang in there, we’re looking forward to seeing more of your photos.
May 27th, 2007 at 5:55 pm
Hey Cindy! Who-whoooo!!! Yeah to the end of the radiation…I sure hope it did what it was supposed to do and you can finally go back to life as you know it. Hopes and Good thoughts to you!!! Nice pose!!
June 5th, 2007 at 9:29 am
I have taken the liberty of linking your site to Learning in the Great Outdoors, the carnival of environmental education. I enjoy your beautiful photography and want our readers to see it. Thanks.
http://aloneonalimb.blogspot.com/2007/06/learning-in-great-outdoors-third.html
Congratulations on completing your treatments!
June 5th, 2007 at 9:30 am
I have taken the liberty of linking your site to Learning in the Great Outdoors, the carnival of environmental education. I enjoy your beautiful photography and want our readers to see it. Thanks.
Congratulations on completing your treatments!
June 5th, 2007 at 10:35 pm
Hi, Cindy - don’t worry about responding to this post. It’s just a note to let you know we’re still thinking about you and hoping things improve soon.
June 6th, 2007 at 8:49 am
Bird medicine is the best medicine there is - welcome back, you’ve been missed.
June 12th, 2007 at 8:01 pm
Wow, right out in the open like that? He knew you needed it! Thanks for sharing him with the rest of us.