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Birds on the river, March 19, 2024

These shots were taken on the first day of spring. The weather was sunny and pleasantly warm, so I grabbed my camera and went to Lower Hume Park. Lo, there was a heron out fishing in the Brunette River, and a few other birds about.

Great blue heron up close, watching for fishies
The heron about to grab a snack
A humble dandelion, looking slightly more dramatic in the bright sunlight
Female mallard sunning on a dry section of the river
A robin listens in the courtyard of my condo complex
Still listening…
Striking a pose

An eagle that won’t sue you

A bald eagle, that is, not Don “Grouchy Grandpa with 60 lawyers watching YouTube like the Eye of Sauron” Henley. Taken at Alaksen National Wildlife Area (next to Reifel Bird Sanctuary):

And a few more…

A robin, shot in terrible light, saved in post!

Herons brooding together in the marshland.