On Guard

Another Great Blue Heron guarding the nest in a different palm tree in the wetlands. The look is definitely "don't mess with me."

[amyK]

Nice focus and love the pose

[bruni]

You caught a good one. is it a male or female guarding the nest

[Peter Dulis]

Sweet

[Phil Howcroft]

pin sharp , great photography,

[Corinne C]

yes, he looks grumpy

[Islandgirl]

Wow cool shot!

[KWind]

Great POV and focus.

[Jane Pittenger]

Or “I’m exhausted after all this work getting the nest ready”

[Tom]

Great capture

[Rick]

Like Jane's response, :-) Great capture.

[Bill]

A very tense time of year. Really nice crisp capture.

[Walks @ 7]

A very serious attitude - excellent capture

[KoalaGardens🐨]

gorgeous bird

[Diana]

Fabulous shot and pov, I would not dare to get any closer.

[Dione Giorgio]

Delightful image and capture. No chance of getting too close.

[Lee]

A heron with an eagle eye. Good shot.

[~*~ Jo ~*~]

Super capture fav!

[Kerry McCarthy]

Quite the scowl! Nice catch.

[Elizabeth]

@bruni Both the male and female herons guard the nest but it's difficult to tell which is which.

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Great shot