A Sneaky Bird

Today was another cold and windy day. As a result, what should have been a 2 hour paddle turned into nearly a 3 hour ordeal. But I did have a nice break in the middle.


I turned my boat into a large inlet and explored the various streams that fed into that inlet. The above picture was the shoulder of the shore at one of the streams.

At first I didn't see it, but something seemed off so I looked back again...and saw the heron. It's hard to see the heron in that picture above, but the two pictures below, taken a few yards further around the bend so that the heron can be seen in profile (and zoomed in considerably), make the heron a lot easier to see.

In case you can't see the heron in the first picture, it's to the left side of center and right next to a pine on the shoreline and exactly the same height. When I was paddling, I passed no more than 6 feet from the bird. I'm amazed that it didn't take to flight.


By the way, it was really cold out and so windy that I thought I was never going to get back home. As soon as I got back in the house I put hot packs on my feet and hands. Once I felt a little better I then took a very long hot shower. Brrr!

Comments

Anonymous said…
How did you ever spot it?
9:20 PM
Teresa said…
Insanity... what's wrong, Dave?
10:15 PM
kenju said…
The heron was worth the trip!!
11:13 PM
Utopia said…
How'd you turn your kayak into an inlet! You're special.
3:12 PM
Deana said…
You're as bad as Delane. I don't know how you guys go in this cold.
Love the heron shots and have a very Happy New Year!
10:04 AM
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