Nesting Night Herons

Even the mild-mannered Night Heron gets loud and feisty at nesting time. Competition gets pretty fierce.

really great find Steve- hope to see some babies in a while. I've never seen these guys nesting

Excellent set Steve.

CaptBob wrote in post #17993728
really great find Steve- hope to see some babies in a while. I've never seen these guys nesting

Thank you Bob.

Peter2516 wrote in post #17993915
Excellent set Steve.

Thanks Peter.

How sweet it is! Some fine shots Steve. Always love to see interactive shots and mating time is such a great time to do it.

Great shots, as always, Steve. I especially like the pose in the first one.

I can't understand how you guys get shots like this. Where the heck are you to get them, and so close, too? Looks like you had to be up in a tree.

Fantastic shots, though. I'd want to hang them all up!

Just WW as always!

Great Color/Killer Background/Tack Sharp.

Steve, I think you are the reason I never print anything.... Always a treat to see your photos.

Excellent shots Steve

Wowie, those are real nice.

Very nice series in what looks like harsh light. You captured the colours and behaviour well, TFS

Great work as usual. I've never seen the on a nest, so the last two are the most interesting to me.

Very nice series Steve, great IQ - the eye is very sharp!

Wallace River wrote in post #17995565
How sweet it is! Some fine shots Steve. Always love to see interactive shots and mating time is such a great time to do it.

Thanks very much Ian.

CDMOOSE wrote in post #17995704
Great shots, as always, Steve. I especially like the pose in the first one.

Thanks a lot Al, much appreciated.

Ronald S. Jr. wrote in post #17995798
I can't understand how you guys get shots like this. Where the heck are you to get them, and so close, too? Looks like you had to be up in a tree.

Fantastic shots, though. I'd want to hang them all up!

Thank you Ron. Here on the coast there are pretty decent opportunities in the spring. Some locations are great for vantage points and other not so much. I've yet to climb a tree with my gear but if it means getting the shot I'm up for it.

PixelPusher wrote in post #17995807
Just WW as always!

Great Color/Killer Background/Tack Sharp.

Steve, I think you are the reason I never print anything.... Always a treat to see your photos.

Thanks Robert. I rarely print images myself, I don't have any hanging at home. I'm starting to go through and select my favorites for print now.

2n10 wrote in post #17995840
Excellent shots Steve

Thank you John.

Crimzon wrote in post #17999230
Wowie, those are real nice.

Thanks very much.

nc_killie wrote in post #17999569
Very nice series in what looks like harsh light. You captured the colours and behaviour well, TFS

Thanks you. The light was less than ideal but around the swamps here it's either complete shade or brighter light breaking through that's harsher than I'd like.

kd_reno wrote in post #17999751
Great work as usual. I've never seen the on a nest, so the last two are the most interesting to me.

Thanks very much, a rare sight here as well.

markisclueless wrote in post #18000666
Very nice series Steve, great IQ - the eye is very sharp!

Thanks very much.