Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Blues

I was delighted to see a plethora of great blue herons at Useless Bay.  I always associate them with freshwater lakes, streams and ponds, so seeing them wading through the tidal areas and along the shore was really a treat.  There were so many around it was an embarassment of riches.
 I love watching them fly--the wings are so large, and their bodies, necks and legs so delicate.  I heard them calling to one another...I'd never heard that before and the call sounded (to me) like a duck with bronchitis.






3 comments:

Brenda said...

I have only ever seen one blue heron at a time and never flying. Great shots.

Nicki said...

A bonus treat - lovely series of pictures.

periwinkle eye images said...

You already know that I love the "flyer" with the dangly legs - I still think it is the perfect "capture". But the 2nd-from-the-last fisher is wonderful, with both his side-burn feathers and the fish in his beak curved, mid-flop.