No matter how many times I watch a loon shake off its wings after preening, I still have to photograph it. It makes such a pretty picture!

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I hung out with this heron for an hour Monday in the last light of the day. And boy did it put on a show preening, which allowed me to snap a couple of unusual poses.

The first one had me laughing out loud.

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Green herons drop bugs, small twigs, and even bread crumbs onto the water, stand motionless, and strike when a small fish investigates. I'd love to photo that behavior! But this heron just eyed me warily, then went deeper into the shadows to preen.

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Did you know that loon eyes are vibrant red in the summer and a dull red-brown in the winter?

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This Great Blue Heron was kind enough to let me try my hand at videotaping from the kayak through my 600mm lens while it foraged for lunch.

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