Well … actually a Little Blue Heron and a Snowy Egret, but the alliteration sounds better with the word “heron”. I love the intensity of each bird’s eyes. Perhaps the fish wish they were a bit less focused on the hunt!
Little Blue Heron
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Snowy Egret
Most of the time if you wake up and notice foggy conditions outdoors, the temptation will be to turn over and go back to sleep. After all, fog makes for tricky light and poor camera focusing because auto focus often bounces off the fog at undesired distances. Get out of bed! Fog also means calm conditions with neat photographic opportunities. Birds will be out eating early in the morning, and water will provide reflective conditions.
Here is today’s efforts, and a photo named Sea Smoke Arrival from six weeks ago. While the fog made for photographic challenges, it also provided provided great and sometimes mystical results.
Great Egret and White Ibis
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Great Egret Closeup
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Sea Smoke Arrival
Before heading over to the hospital this morning, I decided to spend some time near some ponds and marshes which are a short walk from my Dad’s house. Thus, I walked over before sunrise and waited for enough light to enable good bird photography.
I hope you enjoy today’s photos of the Sandhill Crane and Great Blue Heron, but as always in life … wow, did I miss the real photo opportunity. While sitting on a bench overlooking the pond around 6:45 am, half asleep, I was awakened by a huge splash and explosion of water 20 yards away from me. An Osprey had stooped from above and enjoyed some fish for breakfast. If I had been more alert, it would have been a fantastic photograph. Over the course of the next hour I often saw this bird swing again. I now know his hunting haunts. Maybe I will get lucky again … with some advance planning!
Great Blue Heron
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Sandhill Crane
