Bird Photography, Birds
Why Two Great Blue Herons Were Looking at Each Other
Nestlings are on the way!
After seeing a Great Blue Heron perched in the same tree, day after day, I wondered what might be special about the tree. What might be going on?
I welcomed the bird evenings when I bicycled to the pond where the tree stands to take pictures. A reliable, free model is a photographer’s dream. The bird made me happy, but I still wondered why it kept coming to the same tree day after day.
Last weekend, I got my answer. The sun was setting as I arrived at the tree, but there were two Great Blues, not one. And the light was favorable. I started shooting photographs.
After five minutes, one of the Great Blues flew away. I tried to capture his image, but he was too fast. And my shutter setting needed to be faster.
Grateful for the photographs I had, I packed up my gear and prepared to ride home. But then the second Great Blue Heron returned. In its mouth was a twig.
I had my answer, I thought. The two Great Blue Herons were lovebirds building a nest.
