A belated 'Tillykke med fødselsdagen' from up here! It sounds like you had a good day to celebrate your birthday. There is a heron rookery across from my parents' winter apartment in Victoria. It's such fun to watch the comings and goings - and don't they have a terrible voice for such lovely and graceful birds?
Neither the hawks nor the herons are found in my neighbourhood!It's a good thing you had one of your cameras with you. It's the first time I've seen a baby heron!
I'm glad you had your camera with you for the birds...that hawk is amazing! We had a hawk on our back fence once and I tried to take zoom shots from inside the house but they didn't come out too good. Yours is great!
Happy Birthday. Thank you again for posting such inspiration all the time. I signed up for Brave girls, but sometimes I forget to read the daily message. Today's was so perfect.
I hope that your birthday was wonderful. We have hawks by us, and wherever I go here in Massachusetts, there always seems to be one flying overhead. Makes me feel safe and protected. I wonder what the hawk totem means.
Congratulations afterwards! Wonderful bird pictures. While I love birds but I am miserable to photograph them. Well we are different. I have many birds in my garden. I wish you a great week! Zinnia
June 11, 2012 at 6:11 AM
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Beautiful captures of the birds! Love the hawk especially.
What a rare treat, maybe not for the bird though; for us! lol
June 11, 2012 at 7:08 PM
It's Saturday and time for Camera Critters!
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I celebrated my birthday with one of my young baseball buddies by
having brunch at Canopy.
She knows I not only love baseball (especially college baseball)
but I also love birds.
She took me to a neighborhood near both of our homes and look what we found!
I did not go prepared.
I only had my Lumix point and shoot with me.
While I saw the hawk in the tree, I figured there was no way I'd capture him.
But look ... there he is -- not far from his nest.
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He looks a bit put out!
Perhaps he was peeved that I was making over all the baby herons.
The hawk and his family seem to live in harmony with their other bird friends.
This is an area, in the middle of town, that is known for the nesting of Night Crowned
and Yellow Crowned Herons.
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Cute little babes, aren't they!!!!
I took lots of shots, but between my excitement at finally seeing the little ones
and their constant movement,
this was the best capture of the babes.
What a treat!
Wishing YOU well, much joy and a lovely weekend!
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Close this window Jump to comment formWOW those are awesome pictures!
And you apologized for just a point and shoot, and by golly your pics with that are awesome! You are SUCH a talented photographer!!
What a treat to see these wild creatures up close - all I usually see are the Goldfinches, lol, little yellow meatballs that they are!
Have a wonderful weekend!
June 9, 2012 at 9:10 AM
i like those night-herons! got to see 2 youngsters like these a few years ago, and just recently got to see an adult here for the first time! :)
June 9, 2012 at 9:28 AM
Those Night Heron youngsters sure don't look like the adults. Thanks for showing your pics.
June 9, 2012 at 9:48 AM
Wow, look at those Talons!
The herons don't seem to be afraid at all. It's nice they are right in town. What wonderful photo ops.
Wonderful captures!
June 9, 2012 at 9:51 AM
A belated 'Tillykke med fødselsdagen' from up here! It sounds like you had a good day to celebrate your birthday.
There is a heron rookery across from my parents' winter apartment in Victoria. It's such fun to watch the comings and goings - and don't they have a terrible voice for such lovely and graceful birds?
June 9, 2012 at 10:13 AM
What a great treat! Love the picture of the hawk :)
June 9, 2012 at 10:15 AM
A belated happy birthday and congratulations on the bird pictures - never the easiest of critters to photograph.
June 9, 2012 at 10:29 AM
Super treat - I've never seen baby Herons either.
June 9, 2012 at 10:49 AM
Neither the hawks nor the herons are found in my neighbourhood!It's a good thing you had one of your cameras with you. It's the first time I've seen a baby heron!
June 9, 2012 at 11:13 AM
I'm glad you had your camera with you for the birds...that hawk is amazing! We had a hawk on our back fence once and I tried to take zoom shots from inside the house but they didn't come out too good. Yours is great!
June 9, 2012 at 11:50 AM
Belated happy birthday.
Awesome shots. It's my first time to see the herons.
Thanks for dropping by :)
June 9, 2012 at 12:12 PM
Nice captures with your point-n-shoot. There is a hawk nest near us and they put up quite a fuss when people walk near.
June 9, 2012 at 12:35 PM
I think the hawk looked peeved because he was thinking "@#%$!! paparazzi, why can't they leave me alone!"
June 9, 2012 at 12:40 PM
Great shots of birds.
June 9, 2012 at 1:24 PM
Beautiful shots, Snap! Hope you are having a nice wknd!
Beth
June 9, 2012 at 3:36 PM
The hawk does look a bit put out. Saw one yank a fish from the pond yesterday, quite the site as he flew with it over the house. xox
June 9, 2012 at 4:15 PM
Cool sighting of the hawk and the juvie Night herons are cute. Wonderful photos.
June 9, 2012 at 4:33 PM
Happy Birthday. Thank you again for posting such inspiration all the time. I signed up for Brave girls, but sometimes I forget to read the daily message. Today's was so perfect.
I hope that your birthday was wonderful. We have hawks by us, and wherever I go here in Massachusetts, there always seems to be one flying overhead. Makes me feel safe and protected. I wonder what the hawk totem means.
Well, have a beautiful Sunday.
Karen
June 9, 2012 at 8:50 PM
They look very pretty. Belated happy birthday.
My Critter post. Have a great weekend.
June 9, 2012 at 10:37 PM
Wow a young Hawk and young Herons, you were certainly the fortunate one! How marvelous a treat~
June 10, 2012 at 3:44 AM
Lucky you to get the Hawk so close and this two cute baby Herons!
June 10, 2012 at 9:04 AM
Adorable birds, I'm enchanted by the first picture, the baby is staring your camera! :)
Hugs and a nice week sweet Snap, filed of great energies!
Léia
June 10, 2012 at 3:14 PM
Congratulations afterwards! Wonderful bird pictures. While I love birds but I am miserable to photograph them. Well we are different. I have many birds in my garden. I wish you a great week! Zinnia
June 11, 2012 at 6:11 AM
Beautiful captures of the birds! Love the hawk especially.
June 11, 2012 at 11:40 AM
They are beautiful and adorable indeed. Gorgeous capture!
June 11, 2012 at 4:08 PM
What a rare treat, maybe not for the bird though; for us! lol
June 11, 2012 at 7:08 PM