Herons of Stanley Park (Vancouver, BC)

coscorrosa

Egret-fest, Canada edition

There is a nesting colony of herons in Stanley Park (the SE corner above the tennis courts) in Vancouver, BC. It would be hard to find a colony in a more urban location. You can find them hunting in Lost Lagoon 1/4 mile away, often just a few feet from the trail. Not nearly as skittish as most herons (no need to be "stealthy" with these guys! )

They're building nests now, by the time the kids come around the trees will be covered in vegetation, but it's still fun to watch them.

I took these about two weeks ago.

#1 (Someone forgot to take out the trash...)



#2 (the crow won this battle actually, the heron was forced to fly off)



#3 Coming in for a landing:



#4 Where'd I put that branch?



#5 Heron in the rain:



#6 Yawny:



#7:



#8 Hairs on the back of the neck:



#9:

ic4u

Really nice set Ron, hard to pick a favorite cuz they're all great, but I'm thinking #7

riddim_maker

Love the series and the captions Ron
Would love to see some of the kids when they arrive.

Travis

Dang, even Canadiens can shoot herons better than me! And I agree on #7 being the standout of a great set.

Ric Grupe

3 & 9 are excellent!

The fourth one is a treasure!

raptorcaptor

Nice collection of GBH shots! Really like your landscape shots!

dlplumer

Great set Ron. Love #8.

coscorrosa

Thanks for the comments everyone! I love herons, so majestic in flight, so clumsy when landing... And they're a lot easier to photograph than song birds

dlplumer

coscorrosa wrote:

Thanks for the comments everyone! I love herons, so majestic in flight, so clumsy when landing... And they're a lot easier to photograph than song birds

That's for sure!

SYMPL

Lovely images.
There are a few that stand out in the series. I like #8 as well.