My Heron, and Winter Approaching

I guess I just realized that my heron is going to leave at some point.



The pond he's at did freeze over, although it must have been more towards January.

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He's a goofy fella and a blast to photograph.



I'm going to keep visiting him as often as I can. When he does decide to leave that might be it. And he's the most friendly and unique heron I've ever photographed so I don't want to miss my chances.



A couple years ago I did just that. The Yellow Crowned Night Herons were so cool, let me get so close, and I went twice and then they moved on mostly and the following year they didn't repeat their appearance at the same spot. So I got shots over 2 days but it could have been so much more if I had worked the working spot hard while it worked.... Err something.

Juvenile Yellow Crowned Night Herons - 2008




-Jon