When she leans and bends her knees that’s usually the ‘tell’.
This Great Blue had been sitting here for as long as I had been walking the rookery. At the time she decided to move I was walking towards her nest, time and angle were right. Other times you might stand there ready, waiting, and the moment you finally leave…
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A Jump Then Gone, Great Blue Heron
A Jump Then Gone, Great Blue Heron
A Jump Then Gone, Great Blue Heron
A Jump Then Gone, Great Blue Heron
Great Blue Heron leaving the nest.
Beautiful photos!
Thanks. A nearby rookery and nesting has started. The Great Blues first. Crazy weather may stop things for a bit though. Snow in southern swamps tends to upset the local critters LOL.
Yeah, what’s up with the weather the last year or so? A blizzard in the deep south is very odd.
The Alligators will be on holes 10 feet deep soon LOL
Those temps can’t be good for gators.
they’ll just dig a hole and nap until they feel the sun.
What a life, and they’ve been doing it for millions of years…
Eight years ago we had another, stronger, cold front. I was able to capture photos of Alligators with their nose sticking up through the ice in several marshes 🤣😂. They were here before us, probably after too.
That’s amazing! Yep, they and the bugs will still be here after humans are gone.
Amazing photos! I’m not sure if my skills are up to this level, but I hope to really put the OM-1 MKII to the test someday—once the weather improves here. For now, I’ll enjoy your stunning shots. Truly inspiring!
Wow, thanks Marc. I do use bird tracking once in a while, never the pre-shooting though. Too many images LOL. I should take my OM-1 (1) out again just to see if I find a definitive difference. Thanks again.
Looks like you are getting some of the cold temps we have been experiencing here on the southern border. I find another good tell is when they lighten the load so to speak.
That’s certainly one LOL.