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It's been awhile since I posted a bird photo. I thought some of you might be getting tired of dragons and damsels. But this is a one day break in routine. Odonata season will end in a month and has been slowing for the past two weeks. Today (through now Thursday), we have another "oppressive heat" warning with temps in the low hundred and humidity 85%. I physically can't handle that. If variety is the spice of life, you got a wildflower, landscape, dragonfly, and now, this Green Heron.
I was thinking back two years, the last time we were in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles. I went into the archives, and found a Green Heron to polish off the first "foursome" ever.
This image was taken at the Sepulveda Dam Recreation Area. I held back because I really wanted that extra little piece of tree trunk on the left, but it is what it is. And, he was so beautifully captured in the morning sun, I couldn't resist. I thought I would have another chance to post a Green Heron because we *always* have Greenies here. Well, we've had one locally in two years. There are just no assurances with Mother Nature.
I may well be back to my dragonfly series tomorrow, but for today, enjoy one of my favorite birds.
Having completed their crew change, S312-4829-S311-T386 are seen crawling out of Dubbo with SSR Manildra Feeder train #8876 from Gilgandra.
Friday the 9th of January 2026.
20260109 S312-4829-S311-T386 8876 Dubbo Drone
S312-4829-S311-T386 trundle past the abandoned GrainCorp site at Mogriguy working Manildra feeder train #8876 from Gilgandra.
Friday the 9th of January 2026.
20260109 S312-4829-S311-T386 8876 Mogriguy
A European wool-carder bee (Anthidium manicatum) which appear so confused about this a flower on the house leek (Sempervivum tectorum) not opening up and offer the goodies inside that it actually scratches its head.
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