Wildlife at Home, the Wetlands and Lakeside Park

I believe I have mentioned this before, that the great blue heron is remarkably hospitable as long as you obey the rule of moving really slowly. In fact, observe the heron and then move at the same pace. That was how my morning started at Lakeside Park. I was snapping photos of the great blue heron in nowhere near enough light to capture anything upload worthy. The heron was snacking on little fish, not minding the mallards at all who were feeding at the edge of the reeds, or the guy with the camera moving ridiculously slowly on the bank. One tiny fish after another, as little by little the light gradually improved and the grain in my photos decreased: The heron would catch sight of a fish and then adjust its position before snapping the fish up. It turned and walked to the edge of the reeds and obviously had its eye on something amongst the silt the mallards had kicked up. A split second later, it had caught its prize, a catfish: Normally at this point, the great blue heron ...