Ok so your tired of Snowys

[bfjr]

How about some Herons

A Dr. Seuss creature if I ever saw one :D

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A Night Heron, and Harry there will be more :lol4 later



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Overhead Heron BIF

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[jwear]

#1 too dif for me #2 very nice [new place for nh ??] #3 you clipped 2 wings ---not just one but 2:rofl :rofl :D

[ginger_55]

Very nice, Ben. I love the night heron! How did you get so close?

ginger

[Netgarden]

Looking good Ben,:thumb I need pointers too.

Very nice, Ben. I love the night heron! How did you get so close?

ginger

[bfjr]

#1 too dif for me #2 very nice [new place for nh ??] #3 you clipped 2 wings ---not just one but 2:rofl :rofl :D

#1 to difficult for you? :scratch please give me a break, well unless your afraid of heights :D

#2 yes New but close buddy how about fishermans village in the Marina

#3 OK OK I deserved that but at least its a balanced wing clip :lol4

[jwear]

#1 to difficult for you? :scratch please give me a break, well unless your afraid of heights :D

#2 yes New but close buddy how about fishermans village in the Marina

#3 OK OK I deserved that but at least its a balanced wing clip :lol4#1 TOO DIFFERENT not sure i like the eyes that way :dunno :uhoh looks like he was ran over :D but a great capture #2 the green stuff and it did not look like bol. #3 balanced you say are you related to Clinton:rofl :rofl :rofl :D you got your phone with you :scratch pm

[bfjr]

#1 too dif for me #2 very nice [new place for nh ??] #3 you clipped 2 wings ---not just one but 2:rofl :rofl :D


Morning Ginger
The birds in the Marina are not tame but they are used to people and a slow non aggresive approach allows pretty close access :thumb
They hang around the bait tanks for an easy meal and don't care much what you do. In fact the only problem in shooting them is trying to eliminate the man made stuff :D

[ginger_55]

Hi, Ben, I had a place like that last year. They not only were shrimpers, someone sold fish from the place. I have posted birds from there, etc. Anyway, the last I heard, many, many, sad months ago, the bird feeder was in the hospital, but would be back.

I think he died.:cry They must have told the birds, but they never told me! I would check periodically, no birds:cry ............or maybe a stray pelican like everywhere else.

Meanwhile, I have been told by just about everyone that I cannot go on the docks. They are a safety hazzard, but I was very careful. They claim "no insurance", a valid concern. However they are not nice about it, they glare as they want me to leave faster than I can move.

It is not a problem right now, come winter I am hoping these particular shrimpers will go away. That is when we get the sunsets there. I have one dock I am still allowed on, or not been told not to go on it. I am not wearing out my welcome until I need to.

Now is beach time. I need to get back there. I have been very slack about that this year............then I try to go with the dogs and almost kill one of them. So I think it will be a week or so before I try again. I have so many sunrises/sunsets from last year at this time.

This is a slack time for birds, just about everywhere.

It is really cool that you have that place, places like that are gold. IMO. I was embarassed to tell anyone here how easy I had it, for a long time. Then I posted a photo of the birds lined up. I still couldn't just walk up to them. The egrets were in water, the pelicans had their own issues, but if I sat down, waited, I could get closer shooting than I can now.

I got a lot more than I thought yesterday, mid day, of course. On that bridge again. I am chaffed today, don't think I will be going anywhere.

Interesting, don't know exactly what time I went, or when I left, but the birds were all gone, mostly whenever it was I left, at about 1 PM, or 2, it was the hot part of the day. I did not plan this.

There were Wood Storks in the distance, but none were flying.

I have seen a couple of night herons there, I think, but not close enough to shoot. The same with herons. Great White Egrets are the most prevalent, as in most places. I got a small black bird, I can't find it in my book, will post later, for ID.

ginger, thanks for telling me.............geez, a pet Night Heron, practically.

Oh, Magnolia Gardens is scary as H after dark. I cannot imagine that they won't stop people from staying there, once someone is killed........very frightening.

[bfjr]

Looking good Ben,:thumb I need pointers too. Linda you near the west side Santa Monica or Venice, let me know. PM me if you want, give you directions. Maybe a couple of us (jeff, Doc, anyone else?) we could meet and shoot !!
Here's a short list of what was there yesterday between 6 and 8pm
Night heron at least 6 + some Juves
GBH at least 4 including nest with babies about to fly out I think in a tall palm tree
snowys at least a dozen
pelicans bunches mainly browns
gulls of course
couple seals :wow missed a shot at the them but a fisherman told me there day almost everyday
4 casipian terns
ya know there were even some people there :lol4
2 comorants
ducks of course
these were all within about 100 yard walking area, you can get within I'd say about 20ft or so to shoot, not bad I say :wink

[Harryb]

Hey Ben,

#2 is excellent. Night Herons are fine now that one is hanging out in the wetlands these days. :D

[jwear]

Hey Ben,

#2 is excellent. Night Herons are fine now that one is hanging out in the wetlands these days. :Dso now that you have one we can post them :scratch were is the fun in that :cry

[bfjr]

Hey Ben,

#2 is excellent. Night Herons are fine now that one is hanging out in the wetlands these days. :D

Evening Harry
Ok so let's see some. !! :thumb