This Little Blue Heron has just a few remnants of his juvenile white feathers. By next year’s breeding season he’ll be a full adult and completely blue.
He seemed to have something to say, and I was expecting him to fly.
What?
I have no idea what caught his eye, but he did not fly.
He did, however, give the sky a good look.
Magnolia Plantation & Gardens, Charleston, SC
August 20, 2023
A single Little Blue Heron has been hanging out in this swampy area for a few weeks.
On this grey afternoon he was out in the open, slowly wading along looking for snacks.
Magnolia Plantation & Gardens, Charleston, SC
March 13, 2023
A Little Blue Heron stood one-legged on a stump, at the end of an early December day.
The road we drove on was only a few feet from the bird and I expected him to fly any moment, but he seemed content.
The pond behind him was glowing from the low sun.
Botany Bay Wildlife Area, Edisto, SC
December 3, 2022
Patience
Pays Off
Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, Charleston, SC
October 24, 2022
I’ve seen a Little Blue Heron around this spot several times, a popular wading pond was just below him.
I was able to get around the pond for a full body view.
Showing off his mis-formed or mangled left foot:
Little Blue Heron
Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, Charleston, SC
July 21, 2022
Little Blue Heron on the Hunt in that pond in January
Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, Charleston, SC
April 7, 2022
Almost three months later and in the same place as the photos for my post Little Blue Heron on the Hunt I spotted another, or the same, LBH.
Purple Iris dotted the scene.
The bird had the same patience…
…slowly walking…
… and the result was the same, nothing to be had here.
March 29, 2022
With abundant patience a Little Blue Heron stalked his lunch in a small pond.
I’ve often wondered if birds see themselves looking back when they work still water.
Slowly, slowly he moved.
Just a touch of the water…
False alarm, nothing to be had here.
January 6, 2022
Black Point Wildlife Drive, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, FL
January 31, 2022
A Little Blue Heron was fishing in the last trickle of water left in the lagoon at Magnolia Cemetery Pond: Water Out
The orange/red reflections from the end of the autumn leaves made an interesting scene from what was basically mud.
The Heron didn’t have much luck, but was very persistant.
Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, SC
December 3, 2021
