heron – Earthwatcher

Great Blue Heron

October 19, 2025 by Earthwatcher, posted in Atlanta, Bird Photography, bird watching, birding, Birds, Chattahoochee, Chattahoochee National Recreation Area, Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, Earthwatcher, Fujifilm Cameras, GA, Georgia, heron, nature, Nature Photography, Roswell, Wildlife, Wildlife Photography

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Merritt Islands Egrets and Herons

March 1, 2025March 2, 2025 by Earthwatcher, posted in Bird Photography, bird watching, birding, Birds, Earthwatcher, egret, Florida, Fujifilm Cameras, GA, Georgia, heron, Wildlife, Wildlife Photography

A picture of 3 birds in a pond surrounded by dry grass. Another bird is in the air to the top, right of center. The one on the left and the one in flight are Tricolored Herons. The one in the middle is a Little Blue Heron. The white bird on the right is a Snowy Egret. — Snowy Egret, Little Blue Heron, and Tri-colored Heron. One In Flight
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Titusville, Florida, USA; FEB 2025

We were at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge at Titusville, Fl. We’ve learned that it is a go-to place for Egrets, Tricolored Herons and Little Blue Herons in Late February- Early March.

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A picture of 5 birds in a pond surrounded by dry grass with mud flats between the grass and pond in the center and right side of the picture. On thr left side is a Tricolored Heron with its reflection In the background, right of center, standing on the mud is a Snowy Egret. The 2 large white birds in the middle of the pond a Great Egrets. In the lower right corner is a Little Blue Heron. — Tri-colored Heron, Great Egrets, Snowy Egret, Little Blue Heron
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Titusville, Florida, USA; FEB 2025

A picture of 4 birds in a pond surrounded by dried grass. From left to right Is a Tricolored Heron with a yellow foot out of the water, another with its wings spread and a third standing with its foot out of the water. On the right is a white Snowy Egret. — Snowy Egret and Tri-colored Herons. One In Flight
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Titusville, Florida, USA; FEB 2025

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Birds Found Around Water

February 2, 2025 by Earthwatcher, posted in Atlanta, Bird Photography, bird watching, birding, Birds, Chattahoochee National Recreation Area, Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, Earthwatcher, Fujifilm Cameras, GA, heron, nature, Nature Photography, Photography, Roswell, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Wildlife Photography

Three birds, Double-crested Cormorants, perched on a rock in a river. The middle bird is an adult that has its wing spread. The other 2 are juvenile sas distinguished by their light tan neck and breast . — Adult and 2 Juvenile Double-crested Cormorant;
Island Ford, Chattahoochee NRA, Roswell, Georgia, USA; APR 2024

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In the upper right corner is a bird, a Double-crested Cormorant, in flight set against a background of blue sky with pale white clouds. On the left side is a tree with gray branches and green and brown leaves. There are several other cormorants in the tree. — Juvenile Double-crested Cormorant in Flight
Island Ford, Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, Roswell, Georgia, USA; NOV 2024

Canada Geese Along the Chattahoochee River
Island Ford, Chattahoochee NRA, Island Ford; FEB 2023

A bird, a Great Blue Heron perched on tree branch in the right side of the picture. The background is tree branches with brown and green leaves and a blue sky, — Great Blue Heron
Marymoor Park, Redmond, Washington, USA; NOV 2023

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The Heron Kids

May 26, 2024May 25, 2024 by Earthwatcher, posted in Bird Photography, bird watching, birding, Birds, Earthwatcher, Fujifilm Cameras, heron, nature, Nature Photography, Photography, Uncategorized, Washington, Wildlife, Wildlife Photography

Adult With Juvenile Great Blue Herons
Marymoor Park, Redmond, Washington, USA; MAY 2024

I was blessed this week with the opportunity to spend some time at a Great Blue Heron rookery and to observe the juvenile herons on the nests.

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Juvenile Great Blue Herons
Marymoor Park, Redmond, Washington, USA; MAY 2024

Great Blue Heron
Marymoor Park, Redmond, Washington, USA; MAY 2024

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Herons from Merritt Island

March 24, 2024 by Earthwatcher, posted in Bird Photography, bird watching, birding, Birds, Earthwatcher, Florida, Fujifilm Cameras, nature, Nature Photography, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Wildlife Photography

White Ibis, Great Blue Heron, Snowy Egret; Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Titusville, Florida, USA; FEB 2024

Though the Snowy Egrets were the highlight of our trip to Merritt Island, there were a lot of other beautiful birds. Today I am featuring the herons.

Little Blue Heron;
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Titusville, Florida, USA; FEB 2024

Tricolored Heron in Warm Evening Light- P1; Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Titusville, Florida, USA; FEB 2024

Tricolored Heron – P2;
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Titusville, Florida, USA; FEB 2024

Tricolored Heron – P3;
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Titusville, Florida, USA; FEB 2024

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Green Heron Hunting

July 26, 2020 by Earthwatcher, posted in American River Parkway, Bird Photography, bird watching, birding, Birds, California, Earthwatcher, Fujifilm Cameras, nature, Nature Photography, Photography, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Wildlife Photography

Green Heron (Butorides virescens) – 1
Sailor Bar, American River Parkway, Fair Oaks, CA; JUL 2020

There are a lot of pictures in this post that, at first glance, appear nearly the same but, they are not the same; they are a sequence of a Green Heron stalking, capturing, and devouring it prey. I see Green Herons from time to time but mostly they are perched. On this day one gave me the opportunity to watch it hunt and eat. Though I see Egrets and other Herons stalk frequently, this is only the second time I saw one stalk and the first I saw one catch and eat. So, please step through these images, in order, one at time and enjoy this opportunity with me.

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The entire sequence can be seen in higher resolution at: https://larryklink.smugmug.com/Birds/Shore-Birds/Herons-1/