Here is one of the beauties we saw at the Green Cay Wetlands reserve last Sunday. This Tri-colored Heron in all his glory, was looking for a hapless fish to spear with his long pointy beak.
It didn’t take long before he was targeting his prey.
Probably just a small minnow went down the hatch, but he strutted off looking very well pleased with himself.
If you have any bird photos for Charlotte’s ‘Feather’s on Friday’ challenge, you’ll find her here.
Wishing you all a splendid weekend. It’s hubby’s birthday on Sunday, so as a special treat, he’ll be getting to take the day off from his renovation work.
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Super pictures Sylvia!
Thanks, Adrian. 😃
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This may mean I am caught up, Sylvia! I went to the Delaware (Oh) Arts Festival three times, also saw the Mother’s Day movie, which ended up a teary but sweet story intertwining a few lives along the way, with a coworker. Take care and thanks for the beautiful golden pond with the pretty and majestic heron! 🙂
That sounds marvelous. Thank you for your visits, Robin. 🙂
I love your photos, it’s such a cool setting!
Thanks so much, Charlotte. 🙂
Birthday blessings for hubby!
Great capture of the heron. It’s amazing to see them fishing in such clear water.
Wish hubby a very happy birthday and a well deserved day off to play!
Nice captures! The last one reminds me of one of my boys when he is in a huff. 🙂
Hahaha Mine too. 😅
Your photography is purely beautiful when it comes to these guys, Ad! 🙂
Thanks so much, Jo. 😘
What a lovely picture with the gold background! Happy birthday to your husband! A well deserved day off! Enjoy!
Thanks so much, Jessica. 🙂
You’re welcome. Hope you’re having a lovely day.
interesting post. Have a great day!
Thanks so much, Kathe. 🙂
One for the books among all your feathery posts.
Thanks, Rommel. 🙂
Wunderschön der Reiher wünsche schöne Pfingstage Grüße und Umarmung Gislinde
Thanks so much, Gislinde. Have a perfect day. 🙂 xx
I love your shots of him.
Thank you. He was an easy subject. 🙂
Wonderful spotting and lovely golden earth there. Ha, looks like LBH’s point of attack is poke, poke, poke and then eat, eat eat. He has a sharp eye 😀
Thanks, Mabel. I think you’ve got him sussed out. That’s exactly what he was doing. 🙂
What a wonderful character….expertly caught by you💞I think you’re developing a real skill as a bird life photographer…..love the colours and framing of these😊
Thanks, Seonaid. He really is beautiful. 🙂
And beautifully captured by you💕
They’re big birds. I wonder how many fish they have to eat each day to keep going. 🙂
Quite a lot, I would imagine. 🙂
Your heron is stunningly beautiful and well captured Sylvia. Happy Birthday to your husband 😀🎂
Thanks for the Birthday wishes, Lisa. Glad you like my photos. 🙂
Amazing that he can catch anything in water so clear – surely the fish must notice him coming!?
Lovely photos, Sylvia!
Thanks so much, Dries. Yes, I wondered that too, but he did seem to be having some success, although nothing of any decent size. Maybe the smaller the fish, the smaller the brain. 😀
So very golden! And the contrast of the bird cheered up the composition! Awesome. 🙂
Thanks so much, Nandini. 🙂
This tri-colored Heron is beautiful and her colors contrast the golden pond perfectly! Have a great birthday celebration for hubby! I’m sure he will appreciate a day off 🍹🍷🍻
Thanks for correctly identifying him for me. I couldn’t make up my mind between the two. 🙂 Yes, hubby is looking forward to his day of leisure.
è davvero un suddito molto speciale in un regno d’oro…non ho mai visto un territorio di questo colore
semplicemente favoloso!
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Thanks so much, Annalisa. The photos turned out well. 🙂 xx
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Wow, Golden Pond is right…. amazing color… and of course, the heron is amazing too!
Thanks, Roslyn. 🙂
wonderful! absolutely love these! 🙂
Thanks, Lisa. 😃
I just love the way that bird struts away, Sylvia – great capture!
Happy Birthday to hubby – have a wonderful day, both of you xxxx
Thanks so much, Dianne. 😘
Happy Birthday to Hubby! Yippee for a day off.
Meanwhile be sure to keep your hands away from that spear, I mean beak. wow that’s a weapon!
Thanks so much, Sue. Yes he’s really earned a day off. The beak is formidable. 😳
That beak really is a lethal weapon isn’t it? Have a lovely weekend with hubby!
Thanks, Gilly. Yes, I wouldn’t like to get skewered on that beak. Hubby has just finishing tiling the laundry and is on the second coat of paint, then he can relax until tomorrow. 😀
What fantastic captures of this blue heron, Sylvia. Great!! Happy weekend! 🙂
Thanks so much, Cathy. 🙂 xx
Beautiful photos, Sylvia. I especially like the first one with the rings in the water.
Thanks so much, Carol. 🙂
Your feathery shots are getting amazing. I wanted to zoom in on this beauty, but regardless I can see how tack sharp the images are. The colour scheme is gorgeous too.
Thanks so much, Paula. So happy you enjoyed these photos. 🙂
gorgeous shots, Sylvia! he’s photogenic and not camera shy at all. 🙂
Thanks, Lola. He didn’t notice me and my camera. 🙂
Gorgeous shots, Sylvia! Happy weekend! 🙂 xx
Thanks so much, Marina. 🙂 xx
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Wow! He is beautiful! I love his coloring. Happy Weekend, Sylvia!
Yes he is. Thanks so much, Jill. 🙂 xx
Strut is the right word for that last shot!
Thanks, Nancy. 🙂
Aha sy voetspore maak nie mens bang nie. Lekker naweek
😆 Thanks, Tina.
Fantastic compositions, Sylvia; the colours are wonderful; many congratulations.
Thank so much, Hariod. 🙂
Beautiful photos!
Thanks, Amy. 🙂
a beautiful bird.. did he not perhaps leave the prints in the caked mud lately? If he had fooled you he would just as delightedly have strutted off…
Amazing shots. I like the circles in the water…
Did you take the right sequence of pics? 1-2-3 or rather 2-1-3?
He is really magnificent. No, I’m sure he doesn’t have big enough feet to leave such deep prints. 🙂 Yes I posted the photos in the sequence in which they were taken.
Super photographs and gorgeous birdie. May he/she be forever happy …. over there
Thanks, Ark. What a lovely wish for her/him. 🙂
My fish send their best regards too.
Hehehe 😆
Your blue Heron is very elegant & he does look pleased with himself!
Thanks, Gerrie. 🙂
Gorgeous!
The bird , the pond , the perspectives…all beautiful..
Thanks so much, Anna. 🙂
What a fabulous golden pond, love your photos here Sylvia. The contrast with Little Blue Heron is stunning. Have a wonderful weekend too, and many happy birthday wishes to hubby and a well deserved rest! 🙂 xx
Beautiful photographs dear Sylvia, golden pond giving a wonderful background to the bird… Loved them. Thank you, have a nice day and weekend, Love, nia
Thanks so much, dear Nia, You too. 🙂 xx
Perfect title, this little guy is gorgeous with the golden backdrop. Happy weekend Sylvia.
Thanks so much, Mary.
It’s a beautiful bird walking in the water and looking at them self
Thanks, Tina. Yes, he knows he’s beautiful. 🙂
I had to read this to my hubby. Anyone who happened to see a blue heron might be able to take a picture of it standing in the water. If a person happened to be patient, they might capture him capturing a fish and fleeing the scene. But NOBODY can give it the personality you do. I love the last line, “Probably just a small minnow went down the hatch, but he strutted off looking very well pleased with himself.” I don’t know that I would have captured the right verb, but he did strut, and the emotion… well you are just brilliant.
Haha Thanks, Marsha. I just write what comes into my head, and yes, he did strut. 😀
Your head is ahead of me! 😀😀😀
I’ve almost finished my interview. 😀
Yeah! Today I notice that my blog is invisible. I had a new theme installed, and poof, it’s gone. YIKES!
Yes I noticed that too when I clicked on it.
I have no clue. I bought a premium theme in a birthday bundle, and somehow got charged $44 to install it (It was supposed to be free.) now… zip! I play around with this stuff WAY too much. You are much smarter about that than I am. You spend your time posting! 🙂
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Well I just put the old theme back, and everything is back up. Something else to write about. Thanks for listening! 🙂 Happy Saturday!!!!! 🙂
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Great title!
Thanks, Sue. A flash of inspiration. 🙂
Beautiful bird.
Thanks, Debra. 🙂
What a great set of photos and he is a beauty!
Thanks so much. Yes he is. 🙂