Ever so patient a Black Crowned Night Heron works the waters on a summer afternoon.
Arapahoe National Wildlife Refuge, CO.
Ever so patient a Black Crowned Night Heron works the waters on a summer afternoon.
Arapahoe National Wildlife Refuge, CO.
nature has no boss 
How wonderful!
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It was a real pleasure to see this bird hunting.
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Gosh you’re a great photographer!
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We just have nice birds to photograph. They do all the work.
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Entirely too modest 😊
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Very nice shot.
Have you been to Sinks Canyon St Pk near Lander? The river in the canyon disappears into a cavern to re-emerge, or rise, 2000 ft down the canyon. Tracer dyes show it takes about 2 hours to make that trip underground. The trout swimming upstream reach the rise and can’t go farther. Here is a short panorama I shot of the canyon and the rise portion. https://youtu.be/D2CsmCcnDTo
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Hi Jim, IHave never been there. It sounds like a place I will need to check out. We may be in the Lander area latter this summer. Your video shows the water reemerging. Is it just flowing out of the rocks like a natural spring?
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Yes it is very vigorously. Right now the river is flowing fast. Not all of it can sink into the cavern. Some overflow continues down to the rise area. When the melt and rains dry up, the flow will slow and have no overflow on the surface.
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Better get in gear and find a reason to vista the wind rivers for a backpack.
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Oh, that red eye! The classic pose and clarity really makes this shot perfect.
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Thanks Eliza, they are fine looking birds and such patient hunters.
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Beautiful!
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Thanks, these are wonderful birds and alway stun to watching hunting in the ponds.
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