We had to turn around and find a spot to park on the busy road. Fortunately there was a nice pull-out right next to the heron - and there as also a flock of ducks nearby - that's for another post.
Another car pulled in and a lady got out - just as two bald eagles were passing overhead to land in the nearby trees. She looked at the heron, looked at my and my cameras and asked if I'd seen any shorebirds. I said there were some down the road in a different bay and she rushed back to her car saying, "Herons you can see any day, but shorebirds, not that's interesting." We spent another hour there, getting shots of the ducks and herons until the sun began to fade. I hope she found her shorebirds and enjoyed them - we certainly enjoyed the heron.
As the sun began to set the colors reflected in the water gave a fabulous background for the heron in its search for food.
Stop over at A RURAL JOURNAL and see other "Your Sunday Best" posts - some amazing photos there.
Love the golden hues! Enjoy your Sunday :)
ReplyDeleteLovely captures Joann!
ReplyDeleteThey will be returning soon and with the weather so strange I would not be surprised to see them early. Great shots.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! Loving the gold reflections on the water. :)
ReplyDeleteThese are amazing shots! I can't imagine not wanting to see the beauty of these birds.
ReplyDeleteI love the series of heron images! One of my goals is to photograph a blue heron....they are around in my rural area, but I can never get close enough. There are fields everywhere...generally between me and the river---and the heron. I especially love the last photo in the series.
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