tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post999587075894778997..comments2024-03-28T18:07:01.533+00:00Comments on Shadows & Light: A Heron, Three WaysSteve Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-81248039317418211722020-01-22T01:14:49.643+00:002020-01-22T01:14:49.643+00:00I like the Algonquin legends about herons. They al...I like the Algonquin legends about herons. They always look as though they know a wonderful secret. We have a wonderful bird refuge south of here on the Idaho border. Red Rocks Lake Nation Wildlife Refuge. If you ever get to Montana, don't fail to see this fabulous place. Penelopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01869670673483172196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-16370296401220127792020-01-21T23:14:22.075+00:002020-01-21T23:14:22.075+00:00Herons are plentiful where I lived in California. ...Herons are plentiful where I lived in California. We were under a major fly zone and had a great piece of wetlands set aside for the birds. Always a great place to photograph. I like these photos very much, especially the silhouette. As for eating those birds, I think not.Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03052375488090209961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-41510412469948219372020-01-21T18:02:42.275+00:002020-01-21T18:02:42.275+00:00Gorgeous photos!Gorgeous photos!The Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509037206264761261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-3111461742697714702020-01-21T17:49:35.869+00:002020-01-21T17:49:35.869+00:00Beautiful bird. And well spotted and photographed....Beautiful bird. And well spotted and photographed.Sabinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09015827501648296977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-40499825996590775562020-01-21T17:47:40.311+00:002020-01-21T17:47:40.311+00:00It's a beautiful bird. I love the photos. Th...It's a beautiful bird. I love the photos. The last shot with the reflection is awesome. You have a wonderful day, hugs, Edna B.Edna Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02550994321689374875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-85077753956059297602020-01-21T17:06:46.217+00:002020-01-21T17:06:46.217+00:00Love those photos, especially the last one with th...Love those photos, especially the last one with the reflection.Catalysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03804837416104556928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-67358794876692115192020-01-21T16:09:30.745+00:002020-01-21T16:09:30.745+00:00wonderful shots! Herons are good sports and will h...wonderful shots! Herons are good sports and will hold still for long minutes at a time. There is a heron sanctuary just down the street. we are asked to NOT harass them.,especially when the babies are still in the nests, birders are respectful but tourists are not.<br />Linda Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03070050388987072100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-53340379241514611302020-01-21T15:24:33.720+00:002020-01-21T15:24:33.720+00:00that's a great blue heron. I imagine people at...that's a great blue heron. I imagine people ate whatever they could catch 500 years ago. and they were probably more plentiful back then too.ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-36614664880586127002020-01-21T15:19:42.717+00:002020-01-21T15:19:42.717+00:00Beautiful birds. It never would have occurred to ...Beautiful birds. It never would have occurred to me that anyone would eat one. Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07645915869786296771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-67148889342439830692020-01-21T15:17:42.496+00:002020-01-21T15:17:42.496+00:00Their taste must have been very different 500 year...Their taste must have been very different 500 years ago.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-29987791570734352252020-01-21T14:49:57.285+00:002020-01-21T14:49:57.285+00:00Love seeing the herons there. The photo with refle...Love seeing the herons there. The photo with reflection is beautiful. I think people will pretty much eat anything.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-22969740073536809492020-01-21T13:57:20.246+00:002020-01-21T13:57:20.246+00:00It boggles my mind to think of herons in London bu...It boggles my mind to think of herons in London but there you go! <br />The thought of eating one turns my stomach but dietary habits are probably extremely culturally based. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-80920909147801784532020-01-21T10:49:20.957+00:002020-01-21T10:49:20.957+00:00London's herons have got attitude. They are fa...London's herons have got attitude. They are far less skittish than herons I occasionally encounter here in the barbarian lands of Up North. Perhaps they think that I look like The Archbishop of York!Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-79967225976222228612020-01-21T10:02:35.679+00:002020-01-21T10:02:35.679+00:00With the reflections, maybe your title could be &q...With the reflections, maybe your title could be "A Heron, FIVE ways"! Those captures are wonderful. <br /><br />jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-11608885367992160822020-01-21T09:31:28.747+00:002020-01-21T09:31:28.747+00:00GZ: Fishy, yes! Does that count as gamey?
E: I...GZ: Fishy, yes! Does that count as gamey?<br /><br />E: I'd have to be pretty hungry!Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-27889912806068606432020-01-21T07:05:27.524+00:002020-01-21T07:05:27.524+00:00Beautiful photos but I don't think I would eat...Beautiful photos but I don't think I would eat herons either.ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376645220662546020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-55506007804745762202020-01-21T06:58:11.007+00:002020-01-21T06:58:11.007+00:00I should think that heron is a fishy bird!
Lovely ...I should think that heron is a fishy bird!<br />Lovely shots of a patient birdgzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08034777779347889773noreply@blogger.com