So how are you feeling about the new year that has just begun? Are you feeling more like the Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) on the left, agitated and out front, or more like the one on the right, mellow and content to remain in the background? (Photographed this past Friday at Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge.)
I would never have thought of a bluebird when I thought of an “angry bird,” but it sure looked irritated or even angry about something. Perhaps it was a territoriality issue or a fellow bluebird had just cut him off in traffic without even signalling. Whatever the case, I love the intensity of the pose that I managed to capture.
I hope that this first day of the new year finds you at peace and optimistic. Best wishes to all of you for a blessed new year.
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Mike Powell 
Personally, I’m feeling pretty mellow. Happy New Year to you
Mellow and content to let those mouthy sorts expend a lot of hot air talking about resolutions and their failures in the weeks ahead I think. 😄 Time to disengage ears I feel.