Friday, July 3, 2015

Just Fishing

When I walked by the pond in the middle of Wychwood Park I was looking for the turtles that usually are sunning themselves on a log in the middle of the pond but instead found this wonderful Black-Crowned Night Heron who was busy scanning the water for fish! You can even see his long white head plumes that they have during breeding season. It seems he is here for the summer since he has been around for several days now but I'm not sure if the turtles are happy about him using their log! The log has been anchored to keep it in place, hence the ropes. Click HERE to see a pic of the pond from Aug '13 when it was covered in duckweed but you can see the log out in the middle.
Taking part in WEekend Reflections. Click HERE to see more reflections from around the world.
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23 comments:

  1. BlogorattiJuly 3, 2015 at 8:54 AM

    Really great photo, nice!

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  2. KarlJuly 3, 2015 at 9:01 AM

    Haha, it seems he doesn't see any fish !
    A very nice picture !

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  3. LowellJuly 3, 2015 at 9:13 AM

    Very cute and nice reflection ... these guys have a lot of patience.

    Re your comment on Ocala: You've got to stay in the car, Pat! Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!

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  4. TexWisGirlJuly 3, 2015 at 9:53 AM

    so cute all huddled down. looks almost penguin-ish. :)

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  5. SharonJuly 3, 2015 at 11:00 AM

    What a beauty he is sitting there by himself. I wonder if he has a mate hiding around somewhere or if he's and old bachelor.

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  6. 21 WitsJuly 3, 2015 at 11:24 AM

    What a lovely capture, he is a beauty. Too bad for the turtles lovely spot, they best stay away or they might become dinner!

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  7. VPJuly 3, 2015 at 11:27 AM

    At first I took it for a penguin... Funny pose, great photo!

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  8. GosiaJuly 3, 2015 at 1:00 PM

    Lovely big heron

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  9. VieraJuly 3, 2015 at 2:28 PM

    Fantastic shot, very cute reflection

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  10. cieldequimperJuly 3, 2015 at 2:36 PM

    Well yes, just that, very important occupation! Super shot!

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  11. William KendallJuly 3, 2015 at 2:39 PM

    He seems to be brooding.

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  12. buntpapierfabrik.blogger.deJuly 3, 2015 at 4:19 PM

    What a great reflection, to me the bird looks a little bored. ...

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  13. RevrunnerJuly 3, 2015 at 6:26 PM

    Fantastic! Thanks, RedPat. I photographed one of these on the canal recently and have been trying to identify it ever since.

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  14. RandyJuly 3, 2015 at 11:02 PM

    Great shot.

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  15. AnonymousJuly 4, 2015 at 3:03 AM

    A picture of concentration!

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  16. Margaret Birding For PleasureJuly 4, 2015 at 4:11 AM

    Looks like he is resting. Fabulous reflection. Have a lovely weekend.

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  17. UnknownJuly 4, 2015 at 7:27 AM

    He looks like he's concentrating very hard...

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  18. HalcyonJuly 4, 2015 at 8:18 AM

    A perfect reflection. He looks a little like an oddly colored penguin standing that position. ;-)

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  19. UnknownJuly 4, 2015 at 11:00 AM

    What a wonderful capture! Great spotting.

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  20. AnonymousJuly 4, 2015 at 11:10 PM

    super reflection...at first glance it looked a penguin!

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  21. PerthDailyPhotoJuly 5, 2015 at 10:02 AM

    Looks like the log has become quite an important perching point in the lake Pat :) Got this image of angry turtles looking up from under the water impatiently waiting to reclaim their spot :)

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  22. EG CameraGirlJuly 5, 2015 at 3:13 PM

    Very cool! I haven't seen one this year...yet!

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  23. Laura. MJuly 6, 2015 at 6:35 AM

    Un buen reflejo :))

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