Not Hiding After All…

On a previous visit to the salt marsh, this great blue heron came gliding in on a mission. When he landed back in among the reeds, it appeared that might be exactly where he would spend the afternoon. But within two minutes he came walking out to water’s edge to begin hunting for lunch.

I liked the way his eye was still visible through all the reeds in the landing shots.

10 thoughts on “Not Hiding After All…”

The Dancing Rider on July 29, 2014 at 5:40 pm said:

He does blend, but you can see his eye! Love his long neck feathers. And his lonnnng legs in the first shot! 🙂

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- Phil Lanoue on July 31, 2014 at 5:03 pm said:
  
  It was fortunate that as he moved behind those reeds his eye was still visible peeking through. 🙂
  
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Judy on July 29, 2014 at 6:59 pm said:

Enjoyed these much!!

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- Phil Lanoue on July 31, 2014 at 5:03 pm said:
  
  I’m happy to hear that, thanks a bunch!
  
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Pat on July 29, 2014 at 7:36 pm said:

Lovely.

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- Phil Lanoue on July 31, 2014 at 5:03 pm said:
  
  I appreciate it, thank you.
  
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anotherday2paradise on July 30, 2014 at 9:35 am said:

Fabulous photos of this beautiful bird, Phil. He really does have very beady eyes. 🙂

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- Phil Lanoue on July 31, 2014 at 5:05 pm said:
  
  These guys are always on alert about something. Or maybe I should say on alert about nothing. They often raise a huge fuss even when no one is around. I think they like to hear themselves complain.
  
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foxleylady on July 30, 2014 at 5:35 pm said:

Being blue, it’s surprising how well he blends with the reeds! Such a special bird!

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- Phil Lanoue on July 31, 2014 at 5:07 pm said:
  
  We often see one or more of these birds just back a bit behind the reeds waiting for the tide to be right for fish!
  Sometimes they are tough to see.
  
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