Bird Watching: Daily Photo's Volume #304, 1 by Elphaba

Elphaba wrote:
Holy Cow! How did I almost miss an entire thread?! Hack, fab start. I'm going to a place next weekend where I've seen Indigo Buntings. I'm hoping to see them again. I've never gotten a picture of a male and I've only gotten one lousy pic of a female. I have my fingers crossed.

Everybody, I love your photos on this thread and the last. Since I'm about 100 posts behind, I'll just have to group my praise in one WOW!

This was almost the pic of a lifetime. I was focusing on this Golden-Crowned Night Heron's nest when she left the nest and came at me. Stopped on a branch in front of me and squawked. I was zoomed out too far and her feet got cut off. It's a little over exposed too. I only got this one shot and then she stopped and looked quite embarrassed about her outburst.

Really, if she didn't want people looking at her nest, she shouldn't have made it so close to the path. It was well hidden though. Most people would probably walk by without seeing it.