Racing against the heat of the day and a huge amount of gardening chores to be done, I managed to run over by 8:15. As I was putting on my walking shoes, I heard such a lot of squawking and carrying on that I was a bit alarmed. It sounded like crows, but I am nervous now about what I will find.
As it turned out, it was a particularly noisesome group of crows...and they moved about finally down to the giant Valley Oak by the pond. When I got there, he put up a huge ruckus. Never did figure out what the problem was, other than me.
The loudest and most lingering of the crows moved over by Copsey Creek, and was still there when I got over there. As he flew up and away, I glanced up too, and there, not moving was the Black Crowned Night Heron...one of the flock that I had been trying to photograph.
He stayed for me to get this nice shot. They must have a rookery in those willows somewhere. I was very happy to get this shot, then somewhat dismayed to realize that I didn't have a sd card in the camera! Dingbat! It wrote to internal memory which then announced itself full!
I always keep my camera books, but of course I can't find mine now for this particular camera, but figured if I hooked it up to the notebook with the card still out, it would show me what was on the camera as the external drive. It did...all the other 'errors' that I had made by forgetting the card. Not many and none memorable, but this was a keeper.
Happy 4th of July to all the critters! Hope no one even thinks about tresspassing over there with or without fireworks. There are a lot of campers on the creek, and more boaters braving the algae which is sinking...I hope.
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