Today was a rough day at work. When I escaped from the office I really needed some way to wind down. Halfway home, I spotted these two white-faced herons feeding in the shallows of the estuary beside the road. I pulled over and crept as close as I could across the wet tidal mud. At first they moved away from me but, after five or six minutes of crouching motionless, they began to move back toward me. Must have better fishing right there.
I was absorbed in their little dance for almost an hour.
I'm not sure if this display of plumage was for me because I was getting to close, or if they performed for each other. This shot looks like they were dancing for their mutual pleasure, so I'm going with that :)
Hunting Heron style. They move so slowly its hard to believe they're hunting... until they spot something edible in range & WHAM!
I left there feeling completely free of any of the days stress, with about 50 frames caught on the camera. Happy now... sigh
7:40:04 PM 
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