The Heron is Back

The great blue heron that I've been stalking for the last few years was back at the river this week. Of course, it was across the river from where I was so these photos are cropped quite a bit. I hope it sticks around for a while and I can get some better photos. Maralee

The Elusive Heron

The heron I'm stalking has been keeping itself scarce lately. Rather than fishing on a rock in the middle of the river, its taken to hiding in the marshes along the river. I spotted it last week across the river trying not to be seen. Maralee

Heron

The heron has been a regular down at the river lately. I'm still waiting for it to catch a fish while I'm watching. I thought he came close a couple of days ago when it dived into the water, but it came up empty billed and shortly thereafter flew off. Maralee

Great Blue Heron

The Great Blue Heron I was stalking last year is back on the river. I don't know if it ever left, but I haven't seen it for a while. I watched it for about 45 minutes while out for my lunch hour walk (obviously I didn't do much walking) hoping it would catch a fish. There …