Cherish is my favorite word, and I cherish the ability of turning the routine into a beautiful moment.
Nature creates in me, a spiritual and meditative time to bring peace, harmony and balance, into an otherwise ordinary day~
Mary Howell Cromer







Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Two Encounters of These Beauties~

I have two different Great Blue Heron encounters that I am sharing in this post.  The first one begins in Prospect, at the Icelandic Horse Farms, near Fox Hollow Farm...one of my favorite places out my way.

The second entry, that works along side the first were taken at the lake where my daughter Hillary lives~

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 





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25 comments:

TexWisGirl said...

you got some great in-flight shots. 'give me a V!' 'give me an M!' :)

mick said...

A great series of photos of the Heron. That is a beautiful bird!

Arija said...

They are such majestic birds. Here we call it the white-faced heron to distinguish it from others of the species.
I have one that regularly visits one of our farm dams in the summertime.

Hope you are doing well with your monitor.

heyBJK said...

Herons are one of my favorites and these are wonderful shots, Mary! Well done!

Teacup-In-The-Garden said...

Wonderful photos!
Markus

NatureStop said...

Those are lovely shots specially the flight ones.How is your health now?Have a great day !

Shantana

Linda said...

You captured some great flight shots! Very nice!

Patty (Patty's Pretty Things) said...

Your pictures are beautiful. What a great photographer you are!

Gary said...

Great captures on the Great blue!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.

Phil said...

Lots of wonderful shots there Mary. The email address you gave me gets returned by Mailer Daemon" I'm afraid I wasn't able to deliver your message to the following addresses.
This is a permanent error; I've given up. Sorry it didn't work out.
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Pat said...

Lovely shots!

Kathie Brown said...

I love it that you can see the pale color under its feet as it is flying away! I think it is always fun to see this bird!

Bob Bushell said...

Beautiful Heron photos.

The French Hutch said...

I posted a comment, I thought earlier. Came back for a second look and I didn't see it so I'll try leaving another to tell you how much I enjoyed your beautiful photographs. Beautiful flight snaps, and the water looks amazing here. I love photos of Mother Nature.
Have a wonderful weekend.

Emily
The French Hutch

Dorothy said...

Wonderful photos Ms. Mary. I love the in flight shots. It is almost like you are there along side of them while in flight. Love it!!!
How is our baby hawk doing these days? Any updates?

Debbie said...

WoW...you got some amazing shots!! this is one of my favorite birds to "shoot" and he can be very elusive!!

Stewart M said...

Hi there - nice set of pictures. I like the ones with the contrast between the surface of the water and the texture of the bird.

Cheers - Stewart M

Hanne Bente said...

Beautiful picture series shows you right. Wishing you a good day :) Hanne Bente / hbt.finus.dk

Modesto Viegas said...

Great series! Specially the flight shots over the water!!!

NatureFootstep said...

I like the second place it is very beautiful and the heron looks great. :)

Connie Smiley said...

Mary, so beautiful! That one with the wavy reflection in the water is my favorite. As for the squirrels, what were you thinking?! : ) Keeping you in prayer.

Carletta said...

Lovely shots!
I really like those flight shots over the rippled water.

Hope you're feeling well.

Larry said...

Great shots of the Great Blue Herons Mary. Love those in-flight shots!

Island Rambles Blog said...

Wonderful shots and really clear flying shots. well done!!

Dave said...

You do present some wonderful collages in your posts...

Isnt it funny that the Heron (and I guess most species of heron) are always either captured by surprise or long distance shots, or they are flying away from the camera...

I cant remember a Heron on film coming towards me or the camera person.

Dave