Only seeing 1 red squirrel around these days :( Its been a tough winter for this scarce native.18/3/2024      These beautiful RedTail Hawks find my presence quite annoying.... that look!  Its gotta be tough guarding the nest territory ... You can tell by the look on this Heron's face! :)         This afternoon I spent 1/2 an hour back on the bay where yesterday I saw 8 78 G B Herons. 3 were the only obvious ones fishing along the shoreline then after a few minutes about 2 dozen came from their perches and flew across in front of me. Here are 7 from that group that suddenly appeared.    While watching the Herons, a flight of Greenwing Teal landed almost right in front of me
 The Herons were mostly gathered along the beach waiting for fishing opportunities but also lots were perched in nearby trees.  This shot is the closest Heron colony and just a short hop from the beach where I was observing so many Herons. I believe I counted 16 - 18 nests in this small grove of Alder trees.   This image above was a few hours later in warmer air (sun broke through) Less Herons were still around but many were roosting in nearby trees.
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Summer 2023.. I just received notice that my blog has been awarded a distinction of being one of the top 10 photography blogs in Canada.
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