¹Unto thee I lift up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens.
2 Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress; so our eyes wait upon the Lord our God, until that he have mercy upon us.
3 Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt.
4 Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease, and with the contempt of the proud.
We have Kingfishers everywhere at our local park. Their call is very distinct, and loud. It appears that several males have staked out territories and are looking for mates. They will loudly chase out anyone who violates their airspace. The pics are of at least 3 different birds although I could see up to 5 at one point. They put on quite an aerial display but it’s nearly impossible to get a decent shot due to their speed and abrupt maneuvers. In the first shot I was pacing it so the background is blurred. The second was another bird, shot as it flew quickly overhead. The two at the bottom gave me better shots.