I have experienced an upsurge in heron visits during the last couple of weeks. The same thing happened at this time a year ago. I wrote about it then in a posting entitled Herons return, and noted that now that the ospreys had left, the herons moved more freely about the region.
I see a heron every couple of days now. Indeed, yesterday, I saw five of them together—a somewhat unusual sight. Four had settled on some pilings and then a fifth flew past. Nice!
Usually these observations are made in the early morning light, a time when pictures of distant birds present technical problems. But, I attach one picture I did manage of a recent heron as it was flying. It serves as a token for all this activity.
