Two-hundred meters

Is it too much to hope for—a heron nest only two-hundred meters from my door?

It is too early to be sure, but for nearly two weeks, I have watched two herons from the same spot. Sometimes they are flying, sometimes fishing, often standing in trees. A nascent nest is beginning to look likely.

Of course, other things are seen (below) during these walks, but the possible nest is the exciting news.

This morning a heron sat on the same branch as on other occasions; meanwhile its friend flew to a nearby tree.

Two days ago, while the first heron sat on that branch, its friend fished from a nearby piling.

From the same spot, a dipper is seen as it floats on the Lake between dives.

And only slightly farther along, a Common Goldeneye couple has been seen day after day.