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Phoebus Virginia Heron

While on a photography excursion to the quaint waterfront section of Hampton, known as Phoebus, I came across and shot a Heron I haven't seen in this area as often as I see the abundant Blue Herons and Great Egrets. The Heron I shot was a Yellow-crowned night heron, below is a juvenile bird:

Yellow-crowned night heron

I also shot this adult bird across Mill Creek in a tree:

Adult Yellow-crowned night heron

One of the great things about living in the Hampton Roads area is the abundant wildlife and beautiful scenery.

Posted by Bryant Payden on 08/02/2008 05:27 PM

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10 Comments on Phoebus Virginia Heron

AUG

2008

Lots of good birds and wildlife to take pictures of in the area for sure.

AUG

2008

Denise-

Yes we do, I certainly consider myself blessed to be from Tidewater.

AUG

2008

Bryant, Great shots of the wildlife. I have a heron that comes around our lake everyday. I should dig out a few pics I have of him and post them. Have a great day.

HI BRYANT!

These are great looking pics! I love the bird!

Great photos Bryant! I live in Missouri and see Great Blue Herons on a regular basis flying over Kansas City. Recently, I was in the Ozarks (Eminence, Missouri) and saw a different heron. I'm still trying to identify it. I wasn't able to take my camera on my intertube. :-(

AUG

2008

Aloha Bryant,

Thanks for posting the photos. When I lived in Maine a beautiful Blue Heron would visit us during the migratory seasons. He would position himself roughly in the same place every season, right where the brook met the pond. "He" always looked so stately, so much, so that people mistook him for statuary.

Peace,

AUG

2008

Kimo-

Mahalo for the nice post. I am a big fan of Herons and birds/wildlife in gerenal. Take care and have a great day!

Bob-

Would love to see your Heron pictures sometime!

Yvette-

Thanks Yvette, stay tuned for more as I get some time away from my Virtual Tour business.

Mary-

Thanks so much for the nice comment, I use the internet mainly to identify wildlife, there are several good sites. Also Audobon's field wildlife guides are very helpful. You are correct camera equipment and water don't usually mix. One of my next big camera investments is in an underwater system as I spend alot of time in the caribbean and Kayaking here in the Southeast. Take care and have a great day!

AUG

2008

Bryant, I saw a blue heron at the lake recently eating a fish. I was so bummed that my camera was in the car. We now have a new lens where I could have even got the close up. Maybe next time. I love your blue heron pictures. Blue heron have always fascinated me.

AUG

2008

Marchel-

Herons/Egrets are some of my favorite birds to photograph. Thanks for the nice comments! Take care and have a great day.

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