The Great Blue Heron Stare
As the sun was setting, I spotted a Great Blue Heron hiding at Blackwater NWR.
He had already seen and locked eyes on me.
Great Blue Heron – “The Stare”
Those eyes! Sometimes their stare can be a bit intimidating…..
I can guarantee you he won the staring contest.
Photos by Donna 
You won Donna, since you captured his stare forever with your beautiful photo!
Ha Ha you are right, Hien! 😉
I was just thinking the same thing as Hien! Wonderful capture, Donna.
But, wait, if I look away from my capture, then look back, he’s still staring at me! hee hee 😊 Thank you, Jet!
I love it!!
Thank you, Susan!
Wow, those eyes are piercing! ❤️
Makes him look a little grumpy too I think! 😊 Thanks, John!
Maybe he’s a grumpy old guy like me? Kidding! 😎
Great shot.
Thank you, David!
If I were any type of marine life and saw that stare aimed at me, I’d exit ASAP. The Blue Herons fish along our marine shorelines successfully catching their target with each head dive into the shallow water.
LOL It probably was a good thing there was marsh brush between him and I. I certainly wouldn’t want to tangle with that beak of theirs! 😉 Watching them catch fish is quite entertaining, you just have to have the patience they have to do it!
Yes Donna and the bigger the bird the more intimidating as some of ours can be quite dangerous. Thankfully Herons are not a great threat 😊
Our raptors are the worse, lol, you really don’t want to stare at them for fear of attack. I knew the GBH would probably turn and fly off if I had kept photographing him; but hey, he was there first, so I moved on with a little “thank you” to him. 😊
Lucky you are not a fish, Donna. 😊
So true, Tanja! 😊
He was calculating the distance with stereoscopic vision in order to have depth. He could have seen you better by looking sideways. I figure that you were a little too close for his comfort. 🙂
I think I was too close, and I did wonder why he didn’t turn his head to see me better. I only shot a couple photos and we moved quickly on; it was getting dark, and that might have been his night-night spot. 🙂
Great shot of one of my favourite birds.
I was going to mention he did seem to look a little grumpy. You think? 🙂
Very nice Donna! Sometimes they can look quite intimidating! It seems more intense when they are looking straight at you!
Thank you, Reed! His intensity paid off, I moved on! 🙂
What a terrific photo!
Thank you, Terry!
WOW! What a great expression you captured… This is a masterpiece… Thank you, Love, nia
Thank you, Nia! You can feel him looking at you! 🙂
They do have intense stares!
And they have the patience to out-stare us!
What a great capture! Their stare is always very intense and you caught it in a great setting.
Thank you, Jerry! I almost didn’t see him, and you can tell he saw me first. 🙂