Asana practice by a Cormorant
It is a lovely day here in New Orleans, January 6th, Epiphany, the beginning of Mardi Gras and a temperate winter day as we have come to expect here in the Gulf South. The dogs and I romped through the park this morning and there was a bird party going on. Geese, grebes, ducks, swans, cormorants, pelicans – it was looney. As we rounded the backside of the park and were making our towards the pavilions, a lone cormorant was perched on the end of a naked branch that was half submerged in the lagoon, his black wings spread out and his beak pointed straight towards the sky. He was drying his wings but he looked like he was having an epiphany instead. And then he twisted one wing in front and one in back – honestly, I’ve never seen a bird do this before and he proceeded to change his positions after holding them for 30 seconds and it appeared as if he was doing yoga practice. It was quite a sight to see.