Tag Archives: wading bird
05.22.2023 An Unhappy Frog, a Happy Heron, and Where have I been?
A few weeks ago I got offered a one photographer show at a local gallery a few miles from here. I really didn’t have anything prepped so have been spending most of the last month printing and framing a bunch … Continue reading
08.01.2022 My morning with Butorides virescens
AKA Green Heron. I decided to walk the rail trail this morning looking for frogs. It was overcast which would be good at cutting down the glare that is sometimes unavoidable on a sunny day with a wet frog. Even … Continue reading
06.12.2022 Bwaa haa haa haa
So dutifully looking for frogs yesterday late afternoon, several folks told me as I walked along the rail trail at Poor Farm Swamp that there was a heron ahead. Sure enough, right at the second pond was this youngster standing … Continue reading
05.04.2022 You don’t always get what you want-3
I’m on a roll here. Sunday afternoon I walked the rail trail hoping to photograph turtles. I just saw a couple but they were swimming at a distance so just happy to see them. But, as shown the last few … Continue reading
04.10.2022 Silent Sunday…so to speak
This morning I visited a beaver pond on some private property. I’ve done some window treatment work for the owners and was invited to visit the pond whenever I wished and as early a I wished. Today was my first … Continue reading
07.26.2021 B.O.A.S.-Green Heron Edition
Years ago when I participated in a forum, Naturescapes.Net, the favored bird portrait would be with one on the end of a stick (thus Bird on a Stick). This is a somewhat different example of that although not with the … Continue reading
06.15.2021-2 Two-fer Tuesday
While looking for froggies for FFs to come, I saw this handsome Great Blue Heron across a pond, possibly Brickyard Pond, along the Norwottuck Rail Trail. Great Blue Heron- Ardea herodias I liked the pose but thought a little farther … Continue reading
11.26.2020-2 Thursday Bird Day
No Turkey today, it was still frozen even after five days, so how’s a heron for a substitute? Green Herons are often found in Poor Farm Swamp along the Norwottuck Rail Trail here in Amherst. Many are not too terribly … Continue reading
08.08.2020-2 Me and Greenie Down by the Brickyard
I had a nice morning with four herons. Two Great Blues and two Green. Three of the four were seriously into preening but every once in a while would strike a nice pose. Green Heron-Butorides virescens. In the order Pelecaniformes … Continue reading
11.24.2019 Summer Warmth
Not a lot has fallen, but we are getting our first snow today. The hills west of here have seen snow already but it’s a first here. The temperature is hovering around 32°F so it’s wet and light enough so … Continue reading
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