I'm officially obsessed with this bird. I see it almost every day now at different parts of the river but most often it is on the rocks along the walking trail. I am patiently waiting for it to go fishing. There were a few times today that I thought it was going to fish but …
Same Heron – Different Rock
I have been seeing the heron almost every day on the river for the past two weeks. The amount of water in the river has gone down considerable and there are a lot more rocks for the heron to stand on and wait for a fish to go by. These were taken yesterday when the …
Hooded Merganser
After several days of cold and freezing fog, the sun came out today and warmed us up a bit. It was a beautiful day for a walk along the river. This hooded merganser swam in close enough for me to get a couple of shots of it. Usually they will flee at the first glimpse …
More of the Heron
In spite of the fact that it was only 23° F and there was a cold breeze blowing, I went down to the river to stalk the heron. And there it was, sitting sleeping on a rock, oblivious to people with children and dogs walking by. I made myself as comfortable as I could while …
Sleepy Heron
I stalked the heron a few miles upriver and found it sleeping in some reeds on the river. It didn't seem to be bothered by me or anyone else walking by. Every once in a while it opened its eyes and then went back to sleep. I waited around for it to do something interesting …
Through My Lens 