This Great Blue Heron had just brought food to his chicks in a nearby nest. The adults often leave quickly, presumably to get away from the young squabbling over the meal they have to share or take from the other.
The adult wandered down over the bank into the edge of the pond which is covered with various water weeds that reflected the late afternoon sun.
Beautiful Ellen! We have these here, and sometimes they will land on the rooftops.
Thanks, Pete, glad that you liked them. That would be neat to see walking out your door!