Below is a Great Blue, maybe the first thing I spotted when out late afternoon yesterday.

The first image was taken across an open area in a swamp near to the local rookery swamp. This was longer than I would usually shoot for a simple image like this. However, it was cold and I was already thinking about how long I would be staying there.

We did walk around longer than I thought. Below was taken maybe 2+  hours after the first. From the complete other side of the water and bird. He was still sitting in the warm sun.

Since the rookery was almost empty I assume sitting in the wind and cold made the Herons leave the nests for a warmer spot. This place was blocked from the wind by small hills.