Saturday, December 9, 2017

White-faced Heron..



I've heard that to be a successful birder you must have patience, either that or find a pair of half-awake white-faced herons obligingly moving lazily in the morning sunshine. You can see by the plumage blowing gently in the early morning breeze and the slight pinkish -brown on the chest that it is the breeding season, perhaps they were conserving their energy :)


All was going well until a cormorant landed in their private space and they were off, first one followed closely by the other leaving the cormorant wondering 'was it something I said' :) Happy weekend, take care and stay safe..


Posted by PerthDailyPhoto at 12:01 AM

19 comments:

  1. CloudiaDecember 9, 2017 at 12:04 AM

    NICE shots and lesson, G

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  2. SamiDecember 9, 2017 at 12:16 AM

    I certainly don't have the patience for bird watching. Nice photos Grace. Enjoy the weekend.

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  3. TomDecember 9, 2017 at 12:22 AM

    ...a variety that's new to me.

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  4. William KendallDecember 9, 2017 at 12:40 AM

    Wonderfully graceful.

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  5. Marie SmithDecember 9, 2017 at 12:53 AM

    Those pesky cormorants! They ruin everything. Great photos!

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  6. RedPatDecember 9, 2017 at 2:19 AM

    I don't think we have that type of heron in N America, Grace! You did well with the pics of them!

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  7. BillDecember 9, 2017 at 6:28 AM

    Those are some excellent bird photos, Grace. Glad you found your patience. :)

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  8. MichelleDecember 9, 2017 at 8:13 AM

    These are beautiful shots, Grace. I don't have patience photographing birds! Though, I confess, I don't have much practice at it.

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  9. RoseDecember 9, 2017 at 9:32 AM

    Wonderful captures!

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  10. rupam sarmaDecember 9, 2017 at 10:02 AM

    Beautiful bird pics.
    Have a nice weekend.

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  11. Bill MDecember 9, 2017 at 1:05 PM

    Nice work Grace.
    Hope you are having a great week end. We are finally getting snow!

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  12. vaiyboraDecember 9, 2017 at 1:29 PM

    Very nice post.really I apperciate your blog.Thanks for sharing.keep sharing more blogs.

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  13. biebkriebelsDecember 9, 2017 at 7:09 PM

    Great you have the patience to watch the birds and make the beautiful photos of them. I am afraid I don't have that rest.....It is anyway to cold to sit still outside here now!

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  14. SharonDecember 9, 2017 at 7:11 PM

    Herons are such elegant looking birds. I love seeing them. I especially like to see them lift off and fly away. They do that so gracefully.

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  15. MarleenDecember 9, 2017 at 7:17 PM

    It's a different kind of heron that we see here, and yes the cormorant really seems to be wondering.. thanks for the smile :))

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  16. DinaDecember 9, 2017 at 8:16 PM

    What fun, this post! This seems to be a good week for herons; check out the latest post from my friends in Switzerland about a prophetic heron that visited them: on Facebook: Communaute de Grandchamp .

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  17. Iris FlaviaDecember 9, 2017 at 9:36 PM

    You always make me smile, Grace - 'was it something I said' :-)
    Poor cormorant!

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  18. KarlDecember 10, 2017 at 12:18 AM

    Interesting birds.

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  19. LoisDecember 10, 2017 at 2:17 AM

    Yes, patience is a must and you got some wonderful photos of them Grace!

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