Several times each year the Mackay Island National Wildlife Refuge, a 35 minute drive from home, has "Open Road Days." They open the gate to a large road loop through the refuge that is normally closed to allow the wildlife to live in peace. The Missus and I were there at 7am when the gate was opened.
This great blue heron was standing on a mud flat, seeming to be awaiting the sun to come over the trees and poke through the fog.
