Green Heron

The great blue herons are a regular feature of Juanita Bay but I had seen a few local photographers had managed to get shots of a green heron.  By the time I next visited the bay, I figured I might have missed out but was rather pleased when someone said the heron was in amongst the grasses.  It did mean he was hard to photograph since he was well concealed.  I figured this would be all I could get but there was some other creature in the grass – a rodent of some sort I think.  This spooked the heron and it flew out on to the log nearby and I was able to get a clear shot.  He squats down a bit when resting but, when relocating, the length of the neck was clear.  That is what allows the hunting to be successful when he lunges at his prey.

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