One of the Night Herons in a wildlife area that actually ignore us, for a short period of time.
Interesting to me is how green the lore is. The spot in front of their eyes turns green to help attract a mate. Around here large Herons start to pair late November – December. However smaller Herons wait until spring. Yet here he is, green lore.
Very handsome guy. Beautiful composition… I really like the way the plants lean forward as the Heron does.
Night Herons, both adult and juvenile, seemed to have discovered they can drop down to the marsh grabbing from that spot. They don’t want to leave the spot giving time to setup.