Despite their size Great Blue Herons can hide in plain sight. I’ve jumped more than once when one I didn’t see in the bushes took off with a squawk when he saw me. I did see this one as I got closer but he blended into the foliage when I was further down the path along this pond.
Cool capture!!
Thanks, Donna! It’s been fun watching the GBH this fall; there have been four or five hanging around Magnolia Plantation’s dikes.