great blue herron

Skimming the surface

When I first saw this Great Blue along a small stretch of river estuary where herons tend to feed, I at first thought it was a Green Heron that had stayed around late. I had never seen a Great Blue assume this pose before. (all scrunched down with neck pulled in close to body) But on looking at...

I was walking one of our local lakes with my family and could not resist taking a picture of this beautiful bird.

Nothing special. Just a blue herron in sever molt,looks to be a juvenile as well.