Great Blue In The Fog

I have seen a few Great Blue Herons along the Miami River frequently over the past couple weeks but this was a foggy morning and made for an interesting photo. She did not stick around long. The second photo was shorlty after the first.

~ Rick

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Just Hanging Out

This year we have seen several Great Blue Heron in trees over various rivers. Over the years I have seen them near a nest but these were not near a nest.

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The Egret

I was ready this time. We were looking for Eagles, but there it was .. a Great Egret. I missed the shot last time but I was ready ...

A little note about the Egret:

... generally long-legged wading birds, that have white or buff plumage, developing fine plumes (usually milky white) during the breeding season. Egrets are not a biologically distinct group from herons and have the same build. (wikipedia)

~ Rick

Young Mallards

We came across these two young Mallards while hiking last week. They were very comfortable with us, so we just shot a few photos and then left them alone.

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Right In Front Of Me

While we were hiking at Grand Lake Saint Marys State Park–Windy Point we stopped the car to a few photos. We were between hiking trails, and it was a short drive.

We spotted an interesting looking location so I parked the car, opened the door, got out and shot several photos. Sounds good, right? Well, Teresa tells me to look stright in front of me .. I didn't see anything.

Much to my surprise, there was a Great Blue Heron about 30 feet from me, just chilling. I took a few photos, then slowly got back in the car. Teresa slowly opened her door and shot a few more photos. I can't believe he didn't fly away. Amazing.

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