Raise Your Spirits
So the Great Blue Heron is back in all his glory. He was around briefly over winter but his beautiful blue had gone a dull brown. Now that we're in Spring he'll be on the lookout for a mate and his colours are a big part of his attraction. Spotted this guy yesterday on our… Continue reading Photographing a heron and Waxwings
Just realised that after a productive Fall and early Winter I've not shared many noteworthy pictures recently. So here are three that I like from my morning walks. There are many sitting on my memory cards that will never see the light of day, but these are OK.
These days we've been walking the creek and around the local lake every day and been rewarded with almost daily views of the heron I posted last week. I don't take pictures of him every time, I don't want him to get nervous and move away from his spot, but now and again I can't… Continue reading There’s still life in the old creek yet
This was taken at the same spot - give or take a couple of yards - that the previous shot was taken. We're used to seeing Great Blue Herons being a little more, well, blue, but in the winter their plumage becomes more dowdy. It's still a magnificent bird whatever the season.
When you walk the same paths over and over, you can become complacent about the scenery around you. Sometimes it takes a dramatic change, like our recent snowfall, to show you how nature's turns can make the familiar new again.
This morning Henry and I were lucky enough to see a coyote on our walk. We were also lucky enough to be sufficiently far away that it didn’t consider us either a threat or prey. Unfortunately this meant that as I had only my phone I wasn’t able to get his picture. Lesson learned. So… Continue reading Mist it
Back to the Walking with Henry series this morning, with two images. Both were taken on the Creek trail leading up to Loafers Lake. This lone tree is always striking, but more so now that the leaves have gone and you can see the structure. The second photo is one of my favourite spots on… Continue reading Winter morning
