{"id":12391,"date":"2017-01-01T08:36:37","date_gmt":"2017-01-01T16:36:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogadmin.plantlust.com\/blog\/?p=12391"},"modified":"2024-01-24T07:49:03","modified_gmt":"2024-01-24T15:49:03","slug":"happy-new-year-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/blog\/happenings\/happy-new-year-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy New Year 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

As you may know, the garden is in a bit of disarray. So instead of plant pictures, we’re sending along photos of some fine-feathered friends.<\/p>\n


\nThis morning just as Bill and I\u00a0headed\u00a0out for a winter walk, I got the bright idea we should\u00a0go look for\u00a0herons to photograph. So we jumped in the car and drove five minutes to Whittaker Ponds<\/a>, where bird life is generally abundant. Today, not so much.<\/p>\n

\"Nature
…the sedge is withered from the lake, And no birds sing. ~Keats<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We saw quite a few ducks and geese, but they were way out in the middle–too distant\u00a0for decent shot. And then as we were driving home, I espied a Great Blue Heron in a tree, right by chance, where I’d espied one a couple weeks earlier. A quick U-turn later, we were back on the trail.<\/p>\n

\"Great
Great Blue Heron espied way up there in the tree a couple weeks ago.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We crept stealthily toward the bird. Ah hah!<\/p>\n

The following pictures compliments of Bill Wagenblatt<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Great
Great Blue Heron<\/a> at the Columbia Slough<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Feeling as if\u00a0we’d already had the best of luck, we hopped in the car and turned toward home, again<\/em>. And THEN we saw a big white bird, the Great Egret, sitting in another tree, close to where we’d managed to scare away the first one.<\/p>\n

The photographer with the big lens over yonder. (Bill usually photographs vintage race cars, but he’s ever the good sport.)<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Intrepid
Intrepid photographer Bill Wagenblatt stalking an Egret.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

And then, grumpy Egret. I think he saw us and did not find us amusing.<\/p>\n

\"Great
Great Egret<\/a> near PDX<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A\u00a0little bit closer.\u00a0Such stealth we employed to\u00a0sneak up on this one, to his ever-growing chagrin.<\/p>\n

\"Great
A closer view of Great Egret near PDX<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I gather when they shift from standing on one foot to standing on both, viewing time is becoming limited.<\/p>\n

\"c06_0063\"
Whoops, Great Egret startled again.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

But lucky us. Captured in flight. Coooool.<\/p>\n

\"Great
Great Egret taking flight, complaining all the while. They’re noisier than I realized.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Wishing you a wonderful new year, full of high flying\u00a0adventure–and with any luck, just minutes from your front door.<\/p>\n

Cheers<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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