Most of the time that I see a Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias), it is standing stationary in the water or is flying away from me. Yesterday, however, I saw herons in slightly more unusual places. One was crouching slightly as it perched on a low branch overhanging a path at Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge and the other was huddled in a field adjacent to a small pond, half-hidden from view.
The first image is an obvious one to feature in a posting, but I also really like the way that I captured the heron’s surroundings in the second image and the heron’s yellow eye that seems to be peering out at me though the reeds.
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I really like the hidden one!
Yikes. I thought I would be in the distinct minority in really liking that one. I contemplated doing the posting with just that one image.
If I tried to take that photo, I don’t know what my camera would have decided to focus on.
My favorite bird always!
Nice! I also like the hidden one! Shows the habitat they live in!