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Green Heron

Chandler Pond, May 2008

I no longer live in the neighborhood, but I stopped by the pond to see if I could find some birds to test out a new lens. I wasn't disappointed.
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you should see an image here A green heron perched in a tree.
you should see an image here Same heron. It's slightly unusual to see herons away from the water's edge, so I hung around a while.
you should see an image here Same heron again.
you should see an image here Aha! Another heron on a nest in that tree.
you should see an image here One more photo before leaving the nesting herons in peace.
you should see an image here Goslings are almost too easy to photograph, but who can resist?
you should see an image here All together now: awwww...
you should see an image here Robin eyeing me warily.
you should see an image here Red-winged blackbird singing for a mate.
you should see an image here Iris.
you should see an image here Iris again.
you should see an image here Iris.
you should see an image here Moving in for a close-up.
you should see an image here Suddenly I noticed I had company.
you should see an image here Lunch!
you should see an image here I took many shots of this heron.
you should see an image here One more photo of the iris.
you should see an image here Mallard drake (in mid-nictation)
you should see an image here Grey Catbird.
you should see an image here Back to my friend the green heron.
you should see an image here Another close-up.
you should see an image here Natural birdbath.
you should see an image here Pair of sparrows.
you should see an image here Two more sparrows.
you should see an image here Another gosling.
you should see an image here Awwww...
you should see an image here Since the sun had come out, I went back for a couple more shots of the heron.
you should see an image here This was a miss.
you should see an image here Creeping forward to try again.
you should see an image here Shaking the water off its feathers.
you should see an image here Final heron photo.
you should see an image here Woochuck under an old bunker.
you should see an image here Woodchuck close-up.
you should see an image here Chipmunk on another bunker.