Beautiful Birds

A pileated woodpecker for those of you who are curious.
It's not the same one as in my yard though.

Green heron

This morning as I was getting ready for school, as I walked by the windows looking out to the forest I saw (to my astonishment) a pileated woodpecker at one of the bird feeders! Surprisingly, it wasn't at the suet feeder but a nyjer and safflower mix.  I've seen little hairy and downy woodpeckers, but they're nothing in size compared to this monster.  The bird was almost as long as the feeder, and when it took off it's wing span seemed huge!  A beautiful green heron was wading around looking for a meal as I walked back from gym outside.  Now I know that the green heron wasn't in my forest, except I still thought it was cool that I had seen two uncommon birds (for my area in Canada) in one day.  These birds made a gloomy day, from the large amount of homework I've been assigned, to a better one.  When you see an animal as magnificent as these, you realize how beautiful this world really is and that we should appreciate the little things more in life.  Next time you see a astonishing bird or animal or something else, take a moment and think about how  fortunate and lucky you are to have witnessed such a thing.