CM Simpson: Writer & Gamer

An early morning walk helps you find so many things. I first saw this white-faced heron wading down a culvert at dusk. This time, I saw it by a small lake: And then it flew past a cattle egret on the way to new fishing grounds.  Where it settled down enough to allow me some zoomed-in shots. You can find out more about the white-faced heron at the following sites: http://www.birdsinbackyards.net/species/Egretta-novaehollandiae; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-faced_heron; http://birdlife.org.au/bird-profile/white-faced-heron; http://www.arkive.org/white-faced-heron/egretta-novaehollandiae/; http://www.wildlifewalkabout.com/profiles.htm; http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/?base=17061.

I've seen this little guy around a lot lately, but never had my camera on me. When I finally saw him again, it was on a day when I had a case of "bad camera", but a couple of the shots are worth showing here. He was feeding in an open storm-water drain, not bothered at all by his reflection or the fading light, and then he turned and started walking up the drain towards me. At first, he didn't seem to notice me,  but then, he stopped and took a good look, and left shortly thereafter. You can find out more about white-faced herons at the following sites: http://www.birdsinbackyards.net/species/Egretta-novaehollandiae; en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-faced_heron; http://birdlife.org.au/bird-profile/white-faced-heron; http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/indeX.aspX?base=17061; and http://www.arkive.org/white-faced-heron/egretta-novaehollandiae/ .