Seiko 5 Moon Phase: Gritty River Walk

We decided to take a closer inspection of our under-construction river-crossing, and walked through the sidewalk "trough" to the river.



I think they want us to go around.



Birds don't have to obey the detour and "Keep Out" signs.

"Pile it high"



Knowing we were going to a construction site, I wore my old moon phase Seiko 5 and my favorite, completely-worn-out shirt. 

I even had the cuffs reversed by a tailor so I could get a few more years out of it. And those have elapsed. 

But the ducks seemed happy enough



as did these cute little guys.



There were a half-dozen herons hunting.



This guy looked left and right



then headed for more promising spot. It's very difficult to follow a flying bird, even a big white one. I give much credit to Jurry for his great photos in the photography section. (Look there for my new posts, too)



He's not taking a nap in the shot below, he's flying.



Following on my luck / success with the heron, my wife pointed out a hawk. Out of 6-7 photos (single shots) I got two keepers.

Scanning the ground:



Sudden Braking:

Here is a series on three cormorants, perched and grooming themselves. I walked about 100-150 yards during this sequence.





A wide shot so you can see the total context



There was always one bird on guard while the others preened their feathers.







Time to head to the photography forum and finish off this series.




Cheers,

Cazalea