Black-crowned Night Heron (a "doable" read)
23 May
A reader (Catherine) commented on a recent post of mine, to say …
“I am enjoying your “quick read” posts with photos. Your recent read and look posts are short, informative, interesting and a doable read”.
Another reader (Gary) also wrote:
Great photos. At 85 I Iive in a city apartment, and while it is convenient (plenty of window space for plants), I sorely miss my country home, walks in the woods and fields, and the birds, deer, and all the little creatures that abound there. Your photos are a godsend to one like myself who seldom gets out into the national world anymore.
These truly pleased me, as it’s rather what I hope to be providing. A “doable read” on weekdays timed for the mid-morning coffee and something meatier on Sundays when there is time to ponder. Thanks Catherine and Gary.
Usually seen skulking around edges of a waterway, or perched on a low branch. less often in flight and even less frequently able to be captured by the camera. The most-widely dispersed Heron in the world, they are most active at dusk.
Like Gary and Catharine, I also enjoy the posts and pics, especially the stream/waterfall ones, but am luckier than most my age (86) as I traded the ‘big house’ with my daughter, son-in-law and granddaughter for the apartment over the garage, so am still in my home space - about 4 acres of Niagara Escarpment land, with all kinds of wildlife and bird life. Just can’t get about as easily as I did!
For me, and no doubt for others. Iike me who can seldom enjoy nature first hand any more, you succeed brilliantly. I loved the purple and green foliage and could almost smell the ferns and imagine the heron's flight.
While canoeing on the upper Connecticut River near my Vermont home, and among the Adirondack lakes, I often spotted great blue herons, and their shorter green ones. What a thrill to see these wonderful birds making a comeback!
Thanks again for your photos and interesting comments. I will certainly recommend them to my friends.