heron patrol

Our walk around the golf course the other day was like a heron patrol. Great blue herons were everywhere

in the water

and on the path.

In fact as we got closer to this one, I kept snapping pictures, thinking each would be the closest I could get.

Finally he was right in front of me.

and then beside me.

Getting this close to a heron is unusual. Normally, even stopping to watch one of these solitary fisher-birds causes them to up and flap away, all the while kwarking at being disturbed.


So long - you big beautiful unsociable discriminating birds.