Just a kid

Juvenile Night Heron at the Redondo Pier in southern California. That may be mama keeping tabs on him in the background.

This entry was posted in Birds and tagged California, night heron, Redondo Beach, Redondo Pier, sea birds. Bookmark the permalink.

8 comments

disperser says:|

November 16, 2013 at 5:05 pm

Could just be the angle (and shallow depth of field), but the one in the background looks like a Great Blue Heron. The coloring looks wrong for an adult Night Heron.

On the other hand, I am not an expert in either species.

LikeLike

Reply
- Carissa says:|
  
  November 16, 2013 at 8:09 pm
  
  Me neither.
  
  LikeLike
  
  Reply
Rita Valent says:|

November 16, 2013 at 8:40 pm

Wooo, nice. So clear.

LikeLike

Reply
- Carissa says:|
  
  November 17, 2013 at 8:40 am
  
  Thanks, Rita!
  
  LikeLike
  
  Reply
Tuxedo Sophisticated Cat says:|

November 17, 2013 at 9:01 am

Great shot. He’s so cute.

LikeLike

Reply
- Carissa says:|
  
  November 17, 2013 at 11:49 am
  
  Thanks. i didn’t realize he was just a young’un until I did some research.
  
  LikeLike
  
  Reply
Inga says:|

November 17, 2013 at 11:26 pm

Great capture 🙂

LikeLike

Reply
- Carissa says:|
  
  November 18, 2013 at 6:41 am
  
  Thanks.
  
  LikeLike
  
  Reply

I'd love to hear your thoughts! Cancel reply