Holiday Monday was an amazing day at the Wetlands. It is always fun to see Herons, and I saw both Great Blue Herons and Black Crowned Night Herons. At the Southeast corner of the Wetlands, near Stony trail, this Great Blue Heron was chilling in the shade of the trees by a stream and was my first picture of the day.
Olympus OM-1, 100-400mm + MC20, 800mm, ISO 1250, 1/320, f/13. Aug 07, 2023, 9:25 am.
At the southwest part of the wetland there were three Night Herons and a Great Blue Heron all in the same area. When the Great Blue Heron took flight, it flew right over the Black Crowned Herons and I got two pictures with the Great Blue Heron with two different Black Crowned Herons. When the Great Blue took off it spooked a Black Crowned and I caught them both in the same picture. The birds are so different, it is amazing that they are both Herons.
Olympus OM-1, 100-400mm + MC20, 800mm, ISO 1250, 1/1250, f/13. Aug 07, 2023, 10:15 am.
As the Great Blue Heron continued to gain height, it flew over a Black Crowned Night Heron that was perched on a branch. These two pictures are just a fraction of a second apart.
Olympus OM-1, 100-400mm + MC20, 800mm, ISO 1250, 1/1250, f/13. Aug 07, 2023, 10:15 am.
It was a very special day and I was able to capture two White Faced Ibis in the same shot. Now the name White Faced makes a little more sense.
Olympus OM-1, 100-400mm + MC20, 800mm, ISO 1250, 1/320, f/18. Aug 07, 2023, 10:05 am.
One of the Ibis stretched and presented a great opportunity to photograph its colours.
Olympus OM-1, 100-400mm + MC20, 800mm, ISO 1250, 1/1250, f/13. Aug 07, 2023, 9:55 am.
As an aside, a lot of our prairie birds nest in the grass. Please stay on the paths and don't place these birds in danger or under stress. We want them to come back next year.
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