Category: Wildlife

Tracking The Great Blue Heron: a story of a moment in time

This morning, two days before I leave Muskoka, I looked out the window and there was my favorite bird: A Great Blue Heron. This is how 30 minutes were spent this morning, as I followed a magnificent bird.

The Great Blue Heron
I think the Heron sensed me…
…perhaps not, but it turned around anyway.
Great Blue started to move slowly down the dock, away from the water.
My camera and I had been spotted.

Now the bird moved swiftly…
…around the back of the boathouse.
I caught up with Great Blue on the other side boathouse. Luckily we had forgotten to close the doors yesterday and I was able to make a quiet (if not silent) approach.
Breakfast seemed to be on this mornings agenda.
Patiently, Great Blue waits for something to eat.
Had food been spotted?
Yes, it was time for breakfast!
Getting breakfast in the wild.
The tongue on this type of bird is pretty interesting.
Great Blue seems satisfied.
I waited, not so silently, hoping to see Great Blue fly. The heron decided to stay and I chose to go.