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Black-crowned Night Heron, Ocean City Welcome Center, photography, postaday, rookery, yellow-crowned night heron
Yesterday the rookery next to Ocean City Welcome Center was very busy, with photographers and birds. The former brought their long lenses firmly anchored to bulky tripods, or to study arms. The latter, especially the younger ones, were up to their natural feistiness.
I tried to shoot a few bird-in-flight pictures, but ended up discarding most of them. Below is one of the better images.
Two juvenile Yellow-crowned Night Heron did not let up on their play acting, and I saw that other young ones in nearby nests were behaving likewise. Perhaps it’s a part of their growing up, preparing themselves for an independent life in a few more weeks,
bayphotosbydonna said:
Especially love the first capture, Hien! And those juveniles, so typical of teenagers! 🙂
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neihtn2012 said:
Sometimes, birds are just like humans. Except that we can’t fly.
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bayphotosbydonna said:
Would be nice to experience the thrill of soaring in the sky like an eagle for a day. 🙂
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Sue Slaght said:
Do you use a tripod? The photo of the bird in flight is excellent.
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neihtn2012 said:
A tripod is almost required for these kinds of photos because of the long lens I used. But I’ve seen people with even longer and heavier lenses who did not use a tripod.
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quietsolopursuits said:
Great photos! I wonder if the heat has something to do with the way that the young birds are behaving, birds have a difficult time staying cool when it’s very hot.
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neihtn2012 said:
Now that you mention it, temperatures were climbing into the 90’s at the time. Maybe that young one had to open its bill to try and regulate its internal temperature. Thank you for commenting Jerry!
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loisajay said:
Ha! I am laughing so hard at those last two photos! They are a riot.
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neihtn2012 said:
Thanks Lois! Their expressions are so Sicilian. 🙂
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Amy said:
What incredible captures, Hien! Wow, the throat! 🙂
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neihtn2012 said:
That throat indeed, from such a small heron!
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