Since it's National Camera Day, June 29, I thought I'd share something our camera captured a few days ago.
This is a black-crowned night-heron. This is a side view of the same bird:
Amazing, isn't it? We were out for a walk with a friend and it was just sitting in the tree right in front of us. The kids didn't scare it away. It just stayed there, let us get a good look at it and take a bunch of pictures. Amazing.
I'd never been that close to one before. Usually I see them all the way on the other side of a pond. This one was right there so we got a really good look at it.
It almost didn't look real. Especially when it was head on. It's eyes looked like glass eyes you would find in a puppet or stuffed animal. It was real, though. It must not have been too bothered by us, either. It didn't squawk and fly away. It did close its eyes after a while and adjust its head position.
That was neat. I'm so glad we visited our friend and she took us to a place she likes to go walking. I'm also glad we have this camera to take pictures of birds like this.
Happy National Camera Day.
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