green heron

Just chilling by the water where all the bigger birds were!

Last Friday, as I sat in my "hide" between two cypresses snapping pics of scaup, I heard a great flapping of wings and a hoarse "khak khak khak" as someting cinnamon brownish flew by and landed one cypress to the left of me. Between the branches I could glimpse a pair of...

Finally I needed to move on. I stood up from my "hide" behind the cypress and, after demonstrating his lack of fear sufficiently for his pride, the green heron flew off. What an impressive pair of wings he has!

This Green Heron was one of the first birds I photographed on this day. It was very early and I liked the mood.

local pond .... 200 - 500 mm Tamron on a D300 .

Not a lot going on today, have company.

A great day out last Saturday, American Bittern and a very confiding Green Heron, spoilt only by some numpty who felt the need to climb over the fence around the pond and go down to the waters edge and try and intercept the heron at point blank range with his lens whilst the rest of us waited...

A couple of rarities for ya today, this un showed up just along the road from here a couple of years ago.

Green Heron taken at The lost Gardens of Heligan, top jungle pool

Full frame close-up of the Green Heron.

The water in this river estuary is very low and the weed pad so sturdy that the herons just walk across it.

2nd in the series...

This guy was right next to me and I didn't even know it! I spent probably 20 minutes or so shooting other birds and while folding up my tripod I spotted him. I like how his wings almost match the seaweed he's tucking in near. Pretty smart if you don't want to be found!

A young greeny hunting for frogs in old canal.

Something different from me today, three rarities that over the years have landed quite close to here. This Green Heron was a major attraction for months, then being replaced at the same spot by the Night Heron in my previous post. Sorry I've posted this in the wrong section, could somebody move...

This adult was with the juvi in my last post so maybe it's parent.

There have been a couple of juvi's hanging around with the adult Green Herons at one of my local haunts. The juvi's are slightly different in coloring and have that fuzzy look to them.

Watercolor on Arches 140# paper. 12x16 inches. One in a series of watercolors of an immature Green Heron we saw in August, 2009 at Tinicum(John Heinz NWR) in Philadelphia.

Have been away for a while. I've moved and the internet availabilty for my is limited to satellite. Slower, and has a propensity to be affected by a host of problems; not least is atmospheric. Will have to do until land based internet is availabel in my small part of the world: i.e. Wofford Hts...

Not a very skittish bird, I was able to get quite close to it today.

Not a very skittish bird, I was able to get quite close to it today.

For some reason this bird just doesn't enjoy having it's picture taken. After playing the "I'm not watching you" card, I was able to get a series of photos that included full body fluffs, head shakes and finally........dinner.