All herons. Great Blue Herons, which are the ones we have on this coast. The herons on the west coast look very much the same, but are more grey and less blue. I also have just one photo of a Black-Crowned Night Heron. There are many more long-legged birds along the shore, but we are inland. We get ducks, herons, and occasionally Cattle Egrets. Ducks are lovely, but not long-legged.
The above were taken by the Blackstone River in Rhode Island.
We also have Canada Geese and Mute Swans neither of which are long legged, but both are beautiful. Maybe we’ll get to “other” water birds later.
With the exception of the night heron which I took by a Connecticut river, all of these were shot along the Blackstone River, though not in the same location or even in the same state.
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SERENDIPITY: SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 
Lovely. Especially the egret.
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Love these! Especially the birds in flight and those last two scenes. It looks so serene and peaceful.
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Talk about lucky shots! I had just taken out my camera and it was in my hand with the middle-long telephoto on it and suddenly, the Heron took off. For once, I had the camera ready. Usually I don’t, so it was great. I wish I’d had a longer lens on, but at least I got the pictures!
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A wonderful gallery devoted to one of my favourite birds! You’ve done well to get so many shots of them in flight 🙂 I love the one of the Night Egret too – a really elegant image!
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That was such a piece of luck. I was shooting in the other direction at the sunset — which was spectacular — and someone tapped me on the shoulder and said: “Look over there!”
I turned around and there was the night heron. For once, I didn’t stop to think about it. I just clicked the shudder until the bird flew away, probably annoyed by me and my camera.
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Serendipity plays a big part in photography!
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Especially when shooting any kind of wildlife!
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Beautiful long skinny legs 😀 😀
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I’m sure in birdy circles, those long skinny legs are considered elegant. Contests for longest, knobbiest skinny legs?
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they’re so beautiful, I feel so lucky every time I see one
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So do I even though they are fairly common in the valley. And these guys are REALLY big. A full grown standing heron is at least a foot taller than me, but then again, I’m really short.
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Beautiful photos
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Thanks! There are herons that look very much like this on every continent and my bird book says nine species live right in your neighborhood.
These are river and lake birds. Most long-legged birds live along the ocean, but herons roost in trees and fish in rivers. When you see a lot of herons, you know it’s probably a good place to fish 🙂
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Our river is far away from where we live and it’s drying up due to a dam built on it across the border. But I’ve seen them around water ways here as well.
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Lovely gallery Marilyn, I especially like the last but one. You think you are looking at a deserted river and then notice the heron in the foreground. The Blackstone River looks a great place to visit and birdwatch.
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I have to admit I didn’t see the heron until I popped the card into the computer. I can’t see the screen on my camera wearing glasses — but if I don’t wear glasses, I can’t see any distance. In any case, I was focused on the reflections in the water and the trees. Garry did see the heron and assumed that’s what I was shooting, but I didn’t see him until I downloaded the pictures.
I can’t wear glasses for anything close. I can’t even see my computer keyboard wearing glasses. I have distance glasses, but when I wear them I can’t see the GPS. It gets a little complicated.
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I changed to varifocals a few years so one pair is good for both near and distant work.
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I may have to try varifocals again. The problem is for close vision, I don’t wear ANY glasses.
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Beautiful photos, the black – crowned night Egret especially. It is a new one for me.
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They are common, but I rarely see them here. They are definitely shore birds although this one was by a river — but it WAS a very big river and not far from the sea — at least not for a bird.
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That’s interesting Marilyn.
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