Keeping Watch

Spotted this heron and a nest in a scraggly tree a couple hundred yards from the tall palms where I had photographed the other birds. Those branches don't look strong enough to me to support the nest but...

[Walks @ 7]

This is a very telling image, very well composed. Fav!

[kali]

awesome to get a plain background

[Hope D Jennings]

Wow! How amazing!

[KoalaGardens🐨]

that's a great image

[Wylie]

beautiful

[Casablanca]

Such beautifully long legs!

[carol white]

Great capture. Fav!! 😀

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Great shot

[Lee]

It's very odd why they build their nests in such places, it doesn't exactly look safe. Good shot.

[Islandgirl]

Wow you have a beautiful area to discover during the coronavirus.
This is a great find, soon you see the baby herons!

[Leslie]

What a great view you both have 😊

[Faye Turner]

Great shot

[Jane Pittenger]

I hope she knows what she is do8ng re nest placement

[Taffy]

Fabulous details throughout the scene, but like you, wonder if those skinny branches were her best choice!

[bruni]

I love how you composed this shot. nest in plain sight. just wait until the little babies arrive sticking up their little heads.We have a swampy area with bare trees, but full with heron's nests and then one year after a huge storm most the trees didn't survive.