Day 280 - a Year by the Sea

The heron gang unveiled. For a while now, five Great Blue Herons have been hanging around the edges of the creek. They’ve been too far away for a good picture. Today started off rainy and miserable so the heron gang decided to take it easy by sleeping it off in the GW Overlook pan. Now I could see them clearly and got this photo. It is very striking how much the wet changes the look of everything. Of course, the sound of my camera’s shutter was enough to spook them and off they flew to one of the tidal pools by the T yard. These T yard pools are great for avian privacy. Until you stand over them, they are practically invisible. The reeds screen them from the marsh and the thick belt of vegetation and trees by the train yard shield them from the T. It’s sort of a hangout for the herons and ducks.

Ciao!

-Jorge

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