Green Heron Graduation Ceremony

 Brightwood Park is a place that never runs out of surprises to visitors, even for me who goes around here for 2+ hours everyday on average.  Here is what I saw today.

I attended the graduation commencement for the green heron chicks.  It took roughly 21 days for them from breaking the eggshell to being able to fly freely.  The commencement speaker was a blue heron with a kingfisher, and several other honorable guests including representatives of the clans of deer, turtles, and frogs in attendance.  A pair of ducks served as the marching band. 

The blue heron delivered a speech with passion and soberness.  A green heron chick representing the class flew to the central island and stood still in a tree overlooking the stage, and listened attentively.  The blue heron worked so hard in the speech that he had to extensively clean up the formal and heavy outfit after finishing the job.   

I also encountered the work of a genius architect.  The shape, the pattern, the complexity, and the order of the canopy-like spider web was breathtaking when I examined it in detail.  The work was presented at a top corner on the fence of Rob Lombard's Demonstration Garden.  The best viewing time is between 7:30 and 8:30 AM.  When it gets too warm and bright, the nicely dressed host may step away.