The Night Heron rookery in Port Royal is away from the Egrets and Storks. While not very far there is not much chaos here unlike with the big birds.
Below is one of the small Herons that sat up in the pines watching all the nests below. I’m not sure how many were up above since they were pretty well hidden. This one came into view when shooting at the full focal length of my lens (800 mm fov).
This is a new type of heron for me.
One of the most shy. I usually only get time with them during mating season. I know where they nest and they will stay there while we shoot. Even then it’s at the far end of a long (200-800) focal length. Even their close relatives the other Night Heron are not this shy.