Great Blue Heron

I had a few free hours late this morning and headed up to the Vischer Ferry Nature and Historic Preserve in Clifton Park, NY. I carried the 7D Mark II with the 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS II USM lens. There are always a number of Great Blue Heron at the preserve, sometimes in the distance, sometimes closer up.

Today was one of the closer up days. Perhaps a season of people walking the trails accustoms the birds to the presence of humans. They seemed much less "flighty" than I remember in the past.

My hospice duties having ended earlier this morning, I'm heading up to the Adirondacks hoping to catch some early Fall color. Stay tuned.

Here is a sampling of today's photos.