Great Blue Heron
(Ardea herodias) ORDER: CICONIIFORMES l FAMILY" ARDEIDAE
~ August 18, 2009
Back Bay, Newport Beach, CA
| This juvenile blue heron was perched in a tree by the boat ramp in the Back Bay. In the same tree nearby was an Osprey. |
~ August 18, 2009
Back Bay, Newport Beach, CA
~ August 18, 2009
Back Bay, Newport Beach, CA
~ May 7, 2009
Polliwog Park, Manhattan Beach, CA
I was quite surprised to find a great blue heron in Polliwog Park. I have seen them in the Balona Wetlands next to Marina Del Rey or in the Back Bay in Newport Beach, but I have never seen one in the small park pond in Manhattan Beach. They are found year-round in California and have an eclectic diet of primarily fish, but also invertebrates, amphibians, reptiles, and even small birds and mammals!
I captured this image with my 300mm lens with a 1.4 extender. He appeared to realize that I was there, but wasn't too concerned because I wasn't too close. I love my new glass! |