Finally – A Baby Heron!

Each time I headed out to the Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve, I was hoping to see a baby – and until today, it was always just wishful thinking. But today -I found one in a nest with a parent standing guard.

It is difficult to even see the nests with all the green leaves blocking the view – but this nest (at the right angle) paid off today. Of course, neither of them posed properly for the 2nd photo.

After my walk at the Heron reserve, I stopped at Sardis Park/Pond on the way home.

Of course, I still had to take photos of the turtles in the pond. The first photo turned out much better than I thought it would, since the shell was under water and I was zoomed in quite a bit. The rest of the turtles were perched on a log in the water.

Then there was the mother Mallard Duck with 3 adorable ducklings.

Beautiful display of flowers in the park!