White Egret - Winter Watch Table Coasters observing and holding space

observing and holding space

There's something magical about a barn owl - that calm

in a large urban park in Houston

A burst of quiet beauty - a Great White Egret lifting gracefully into the air

White Egret - Winter Watch Table Coasters observing and holding spaceThere's a sacred stillness in moments shaped by trust like this great egret lifting from bare winter branches while his mate remains below, waiting in the nest. His wings rise into the cold air with quiet purpose, while she keeps watch, steady and calm, holding the space they share. I photographed this scene in High Island, Texas, near Galveston, at the end of winter, with spring arriving and the landscape still stripped to its essentials. The male's