https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/tags/herons/ Recent content in Herons on The Singemonkey Hugo en-us Sun, 28 Apr 2024 12:05:58 +0000 https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/posts/2024-04-28-we-have-a-number-of/ Sun, 28 Apr 2024 12:05:58 +0000 https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/posts/2024-04-28-we-have-a-number-of/ <p>We have a number of large herons in South Africa. As a rule they’re pretty shy. But for some reason yesterday morning we kept coming across Black Headed Herons that were close to the road or even had to be persuaded to move.</p> https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/posts/2024-04-05-common-as-they-are-i/ Fri, 05 Apr 2024 16:48:57 +0000 https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/posts/2024-04-05-common-as-they-are-i/ <p>Common as they are, I never get bored of the elegance that is the Little Egret. One day I’ll get a good pic of one.</p> <p>My old man and I were out birdwatching at Green Point Park which is a really pleasant place to spend an afternoon.</p> https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/posts/2018-12-27-the-car-thermometer-peaked-at/ Thu, 27 Dec 2018 15:06:22 +0000 https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/posts/2018-12-27-the-car-thermometer-peaked-at/ <p>The car thermometer peaked at 48C this afternoon. So the lions we saw were asleep under a bush. But at Lake Panic, this killer was undeterred. We probably have little furry ancestors that hung from the jaws of this Squaco Heron’s dinosaur ancestors like this doomed frog.</p> https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/posts/2017-12-28-narcissus-herons-sometimes-feature-in/ Thu, 28 Dec 2017 18:52:00 +0000 https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/posts/2017-12-28-narcissus-herons-sometimes-feature-in/ <p>Narcissus. Herons sometimes feature in Buddhist iconography representing the Buddha mind of stillness with great alertness. This Little Egret knows it’s a great way to fill the belly.</p>