I played on the beach for hours yesterday with my granddaughter. The little stream of water still flowing from the lagoon to the ocean was a constant source of delight. Watching us, a white-faced heron gradually moved closer and closer, intent on her own fishing business.
White-faced Heron
Fishing was good …. tide was low, she was no doubt eating the little fish who were trying to enter the lagoon while it was open. Small fry swim upstream to grow fat in the safe lagoon, before going out to sea to mate when they are mature. However nature supplies plenty of little fish, knowing they all have their purpose! We were busy with very serious water play, in the stream. The bird appears in this photo too, a tiny mark just above Eddy’s elbow, on the distant rock.
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Loving this weather 🙂
and wherever you are you are getting the best of it! we are gardening today 🙂
I’m on Sydney’s northern beaches til Tuesday..then back to the inner city 🙂
Meeting a friend for lunch today but all the rest of my time is filled up with doing lots of nothing 🙂
when I was 5 we lived at DeeWhy, but even later we often went to the northern beaches, and Pittwater … enjoy!
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Wonderful capturing of the heron. Birds defeat me. Your knowledge of your surroundings is as impressive as your photographic skill.
thanks Meg! I have a good camera for birds .. a superzoom that gets in close if I can hold it still 🙂
Had to chuckle at the last photo…seemed quite engaged with the task at hand.
absolutely, all very serious, sand and water, so much to do!
There’s nothing like the sea to entertain a small person. Your sea is especially lovely, she will absorb so much knowledge from you dear.
it is astonishing what she knows … I often wonder how she could … but good parents and a curious child who is listened to could be part of it! We are all so fortunate to have this precious environment 🙂
Wonderful capture, Christine! Love the peacefulness of these images. I saw the tiny mark just above Eddy’s elbow 🙂
Ah, lovely to join you with the heron and the beauty playing in the water. Your photos really give a feel for the environs…..yum…..
Wonderful that the day graced you with such lovely weather, and good companions. Herons are a favourite of mine, they seem so calm, and at one with their place in the world, and if disturbed they only fly calmly off just as far as they need to regain their space.
I can tell you are an old hand at watching herons! Yesterday was a bonanza at the beach with my old friends the Pied Oystercatchers and the little Red-capped Dotterels … photos coming soon 😀
That is one very handsome bird – nice images Christine 🙂
la natura ti offre generosamente le sue meraviglie e tu con grande abilità sai fermerle nel tempo per farle ammirare anche a noi
grazie cara Cristina, mi hai fatto molto viaggiare stasera
un bacetto alla tua bella nipotina
nature generously offers you its wonders and you know fermerle with great skill in time to see us
thanks dear Cristina, I’ve done much traveling tonight
a little Kiss to your beautiful granddaughter
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great poost christine, i enjoyed your grandchild
Herons are my favorite big birds. They are so composed and elegant. Lovely weather and great photographs too. I love the portrait of Eddy in the water!
thank you George for your kind comment, it was an idyllic scene 🙂