In response to The Daily Post's weekly photo challenge: "Happy Place. Another place that makes me happy is anywhere with my camera and nature.
The Heron
It has been a month or more since I last saw the heron I had been stalking. It finally showed up again yesterday. I found it perched on a dead tree in a swampy section of the river. But, it was on the other side of the river and even with a 300mm lens, it …
Heron
I haven't seen the heron I've been stalking for a couple of weeks. This is another photo of it fishing that I photographed last month. I have a lot of photos of it fishing. 🙂 Maralee
And She’s Off
More of the heron I've been stalking. I enjoy watching these birds - they're so graceful in flight. Maralee
Minnesota Birds
The loon is the Minnesota state bird and the Canadian national bird. When I was growing up in northern Minnesota I used to love to listen to its mournful call. So I was happy to see several loons on a lake near my mom's house. Loons are agile divers and can stay under water for …
