Almost every day in the early evening Hazel picks me and Katie up and we go for a ride around the campground to give her Greyhounds a good walk.
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| Hazel and Fleur and Power - exercising the Greyhounds. |
We drive through the campgrounds and also along the road by the lake which is at the bottom of the hill where we think a couple of Great Blue Herons are nesting. Usually when we are driving by, the male is out guarding the area, looking very regal. I've taken so many photos of him - here are a few of the best I've taken over the last few days.
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| See how he holds his left foot up, "fingers" stretched out? |
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| His beard isn't puffed out in this photo. |
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| He usually doesn't move, just stands there. But I caught him in a big yawn. |
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| This is the terrain on the lower part of the hill. We think there is a nest in one of the trees behind him. |
One day both the male and female were there. I love seeing Great Blue Herons, from the first one I saw at Santee Lakes June of 2011 during my first month in The Palms to today. Whenever I see one it makes my day and a good photo is the frosting on the cake.
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| Male on the left and female on the right. He looks very puffed up and protective. We've only seen her once. |
I think it's interesting that I mentioned the other day I love getting pictures of Great Blue Herons, but hadn't yet gotten a good clear close-up. Then - waaa laaa - here they are. I don't know how I'd get a better shot than these. I love looking at them. The birds and the photos.
These are the kinds of pictures I would have used for the front of note cards that I used to enjoy making and giving as gifts when I had a good office set-up at home.
It's a beautiful Sunday at Bluewater Lake State Park here in New Mexico - I hope you are enjoying a beautiful day, too.
From me and Katie, have a great day everyone! :)