Wading Birds #5 – Great Blue Heron
Soon, our herons and egrets will be returning from migration. As I await their arrival, I’ll share a few more winter photos of our Great Blue Heron who is a year-round resident……followed by a cute cartoon!
Tucked in the Cold Drizzling Rain
Struttin’ Away
A Bit of Wind
High Flying
Beautiful Blue
Close-up
High Perching
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Bay Photos by Donna 
Fabulous photos
Thank you, Sheree!
Beautiful captures, Donna. Loved the cartoon! 😀
Thank you, Eliza! 😊
Haha… 😀 Loved the close-up shots!
Thank you, Indira! 😊
Love this article 😊😊😊
I thought you would, Ted! 😊
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Thanks for the laugh and great photos of your year round resident, Just saw the first herons starting their nesting at the closest rookery to our house. 😉
Thank you, Pepper, happy to give giggles! YAY! on you rookery nesting beginning!
Excellent images and sightings of them, Donna. I loved the cartoon.
Thank you, Deborah!
You’re welcome, Donna!
Each characterful photograph all added to the fun of the ending! Great, great blue heron!
Thank you, Sandy! 😊
Wow! So beautiful!
Thank you!
Donna, your Great Blue Heron photos are stunning. The sharpness is amazing. I see them here in our backyard pond. They are such beautiful birds.
Thank you, Egidio! I have a marsh and pond behind my house too! How fun is that!! Always something wandering around…. 😊
Loved it all – the grumpy, beautiful birds and the funny little cartoon story. Cheered me up!
Gwen.
Thank you, Gwen, happy to give you a cheer and a giggle!
They are such wonderful birds. Excellent photos, Donna and I enjoyed the comic 😊
Thank you, Belinda! One of yours and my favorites 😊
You bet 😊
Excellent shots! These are National Geographic material! The last one is my favorite. 🏆
Thank you, Aura, you made me smile a mile wide!
LOLOL – you had me chortling over my keyboard!
Yay! 😁😊🤗
Your photos are absolutely stunning!
I enjoyed the cartoon, so cute!
Thank you very much!
You are so welcome!🦆
Your resident Great Blue Heron is very blue and I like how regal it looks. I marvel how streamlined they look in flight. That is a cute carton Donna – ha, ha … it soon will be nesting season. 🙂
Thank you, Linda! Bonding has begun yay!
Lots of photo ops now!
Great Great Blue Heron photographs! We’re fattening up warblers as we speak and they are packing their little suitcases and looking at GoogleMaps to find out where the “Eastern Shore” is located.
That swoon ‘toon is exactly the reaction I get when I bring Gini a stick. (As long as it’s dripping with milk chocolate coated vanilla ice cream!)
Thank you, Wally! I am already eager in anticipation for the warblers to speed through our region, making their way home. I hope many stop for feeding in my backyard!
Loved your swoon comment, you two are my favorite love birds!
Lovely photos. Your great blue seems to be similar to our purple. Thanks for adding this
That strip at end is great
Thank you, IJ! I like to pass on a little giggle here and there in my birdie posts. 😊
“Here’s a stick!” The language of love. ♡ I love the third picture, a bit of wind, the way the breeding plumage is reflected in and similar in shape to the grasses. Very artistic shot.
Thank you, Barbara! It is so endearing to watch birds bond. 🥰
Fantastic GBH photos, Donna, and a fun cartoon. That last photo, the GBH atop a snag, is unusual, I really liked it.
Thank you, Jet! That snag is a favorite among the big birds over the marsh in my backyard. I loved seeing the GBH up on it!