A few weeks ago, a friend showed me this nesting tree near me. It’s located behind a fast food restaurant, in between two strip malls, if you can believe it. I pulled out the tripod Neil left me, and sat behind the stores to watch these beautiful creatures flying in and out of their nests.
I couldn’t get close, so I used my lens with the greatest zoom. These aren’t the best quality, but I still like them. They tell a story of resilience and community. You’ll notice that among the egrets, there was a pair of herons, and several red-winged blackbirds.
Let me know if you have a favorite and have a fantastic Monday.
- These were taken with my Olympus E-M1 MarkII, using a 75-300mm lens and edited with Lightroom Classic.
Bridgette Tales 
Big, beautiful birds! Nice photography Ilze. I wish I could fly away some days…
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I meant Bridgette, oops. 😬
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I knew what you meant! I do that all the time, hit send super fast before reading it over 🙂
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Thanks Bridgette, I do the same thing but proof reading a post before uploading is a must.
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Same, John. These birds are so fascinating to watch and so busy. There was constant movement with birds coming and going. I could have watched them all day. I’m hoping to go back this week to see if they have any babies!
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I hope you get the baby photos! These birds seem like they would nest on the ground in a secluded space rather than a tree because of their size.
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Right?! Especially one in the middle of a bunch of businesses. It’s wild, but I’m glad it’s by me.
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Good, you don’t have a reason to not go get new pics! 👍🏻😂
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Beautiful birds. ❤
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Thanks, Michael. They were fascinating to watch. I really could have stayed there all day.
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I hear you, there. Thanks for the pictures 🙂
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A tree full of ballerinas…
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Wow! Every photo is gorgeous. You did an amazing job with the tripod to capture those beauties.
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Awesome Bridgette – not sure I’ve seen such birds here, though I’m not very observant. I’m choosing #3 as I get more of an idea of size against the little chap in the higher branches.
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