Young Tri's

The young Tri's are starting to get out of the nests and fledge down here, and I just love them.

Canon 40D 400 5.6L @ f8 1/500 ISO 640

Here's another one...both are morning shots.

40D 400 5.6L @ 5.6 1/1250 ISO 640

Super shots Lance! The warm light is what really adds to these shots.

Can you tell us mountain folk a little more about this bird ???

Harold

Sure. Tricolored Herons are plentiful down here. From what I've seen the last couple of years, they mate in April-May.The babies start to fledge in mid-June. It's cool the way the adults get them to fledge at the wetlands where I took these shots - the adults fly off the nest across a small body of water with the fish. If the babies want to eat, they have to fly to get it. And the babies will tear the adults' heads off to get the fish.

The teenagers in these photos are just about adult size, but quite a bit fuzzier on top. The adults are sleek on top and have beautiful blue lores for breeding colors.

There are plenty of other herons, too - Great Blue, Black-crowned Night, Yellow-crowned Night, Little Blue, and Green. All georgous. We're lucky to have all of them here.

Anyway, I hope that's not too much of a deluge. You can see shots of all of them on my site in the Wetlands and Flight Shots galleries (and in a lot of other people's sites, too).

Thanks, Harold.

Beautiful, Lance. The light in both are just delicious, but I really like the first one with the reflection. Excellent work, as always!

I love your large wader shots Lance, and their seem to be so many to focus on and capture in your neck of the woods. I envy you, having these great opportuities. Here nothing much but great blues and white egrets. Great shot.

Excellent shots, Lance. Look forward to more. Ron