While this Grey Heron was preening itself close enough to the edge of the water to see its fine reflection …
Its cousins, the Black-headed Herons, were stomping about in the veld looking for food. See how this one is striding across some open ground in the hope of finding some terrestrial invertebrates.
Meanwhile, a relative thought a more grassy area might prove to be more useful in terms of finding something to eat.
It certainly has a gleam in its eye!
Something Over Tea 
Hulle lang nekke is oral hier by ons sigbaar.☺️
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Dit is goed om te weet!
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A very elegant bird
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I enjoy watching them.
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Shots 2 and 3 give us veritable arrowheads
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This is an interesting way of looking at them!
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We have herons in Maine, too. In the summer. In the fall, they migrate. Always enjoy seeing them.
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They are interesting birds to observe.
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It’s interesting to see the different herons throughout the world, all with that tall, lanky form. Love the zoom-shot!
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Thank you Eliza.
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nice. striking a rather haughty pose there 😉
✨🦋💭🐇🗝🌱🌅☀⚖☺🤍✨
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I think so too.
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Graceful as they are they just can’t make swallowing a fish or lizard whole seem classy… 😀
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That is true!
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Great shots Anne. I loved seeing them in South Africa.
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I am glad you did 🙂 🙂
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Lovely pictures of lovely birds.
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Thank you very much.
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Not only a gleam in its eye, but a very long neck as well!
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I find their sinuous necks are interesting to watch.
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graceful birds indeed, nice shots!
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Thank you very much Bondels.
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It does have a gleam in its eye 😄
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Doubtless focused on something worth eating 🙂
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Reblogged this on Wolf's Birding and Bonsai Blog.
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Thank you.
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Hi Anne,
thanks a lot for showing your heron pictures. We posted heron pictures more or less at the same time too. Well, it seems to be heron-time.
All the best
The Fab Four of Cley
🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂
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Heron time indeed 🙂 I enjoyed reading your post about the barn owl and grey heron – same species as ours! Beautiful photographs too 🙂
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Thank you 🙏 🙏
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