Category Archives: Birds
Whimsy & Myrth from the Beautiful Great Blue Herons – Not Necessarily Wordless Wednesday
Great Blue Heron Greetings 2021 – babsjeheron
There is not only peacefulness, there is joy. And the joy, less deniable in its evidence than the peacefulness, is the confirmation of it. I sat one summer evening and watched a great blue heron make his descent from the top of the hill into the valley. He came down at a measured deliberate pace, stately as always, like a dignitary going down a stair. And then, at a point I judged to be midway over the river, without at all varying his wingbeat he did a backward turn in the air, a loop-the-loop. It could only have been a gesture of pure exuberance, of joy — a speaking of his sense of the evening, the day’s fulfillment, his descent homeward.
Wendell Berry
The Art of the Commonplace: Agrarian Essays by Wendell Berry
Tis the season for wishes of peace on earth, goodwill to all.
But wait. On second thought, why should those sentiments be extended only during the holiday season? I encourage peace on earth and goodwill to all for every season of the year.
And this year, even though this blog is not at all political, it would be especially tone-deaf to ignore the situations in the Middle East and Ukraine. “War is not healthy for children and other living things” declared a famed Vietnam-war era poster. Sad to say, that message is every bit as needed and vital today as it was back in 1967. End war now.
May 2024 bring our precious Earth peace, health, happiness, and joy to all.
Great Blue Heron 2020 Greetings – babsjeheron
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How many humans did it take to get that Santa’s elf cap on the Heron?
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Great Blue Heron Fledgling Greetings Nbr 2 – babsjeheron
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Imagine your caption here.
What is this Heron thinking?
Please let me know in the comments.
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2017 Holiday Heron – babsjeheron
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What do you think this Heron is feeling in this position?
Let me know in the comments below, please.
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Today’s post participates in several challenges:
Debbie Smyth’s One Word Sunday – Maximalism (https://travelwithintent.com/2023/12/17/maximalism/) Maximal Heron Holiday cheer,
I.J.’s Bird of the Week (https://anotherglobaleater.wordpress.com/2023/12/19/purple-heron-birds-of-the-week-invitation-xliii/) Herons of course,
Terry Webster Schrandt Sunday Stills Festive (https://secondwindleisure.com/2023/12/17/sunday-stills-show-me-that-youre-festive/) Are the Herons festive enough?,
The Lens Artists “Magical” Challenge hosted by Ann-Christine (https://lagottocattleya.com/2023/12/09/lens-artists-challenge-279-magical/) Tis a magical time of the year, and last but not least
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge – Blue (https://ceenphotography.com/2023/12/12/cffc-blue-2/).
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About this post. Alas, my days of photographing the magnificent Great Blue Herons from the cockpit of my kayak floating on the lake have come to an end. One door has closed, but who know what other doors now open?
I want to thank everyone who has offered support and patience and words of encouragement over the years for the Herons and me, especially the kind folks at the Five Crows Gallery – owners Sherry, Marie, and Ginger – as well as team at The Center for Arts Natick like Erin and Sydnie. Athena of the Natick Center Cultural District has done a phenomenal job of keeping Natick on the Arts map. My dear friend Naomi replenished my pantry and freezer with an abundance of organic goodies when I have been unable to cook. Last but not least, I am grateful for the excellent compassionate care from the visiting nurses and Palliative Care team at Salmon Home Care.
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TCAN Lobby Wall Herons August 2023 – babsjeheron
Late this summer, my Great Blue Heron photographs were once again on display on the walls of the lobby and theater in a free one-woman show at the Summer Street Gallery, of The Center for Arts in Natick. The Summer Street Gallery provides an opportunity for accomplished visual artists in the region to have their work prominently displayed. Please stop by TCAN to see the wonderful gallery of artworks by many talented visual artists, as well as excellent live music performances and stage plays. The gallery is open whenever the box office is open, so please check hours here.
As always, many of my own photos were taken on the waterways of the Charles River watershed.
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Natick Center Cultural District logo
Folks please consider supporting your local Arts communities – whether music, theater, crafts, visual arts venues, and others. All have been impacted over the past THREE plus years by Covid19 and they still need your love more than ever.
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The Natick Center Cultural District is situated in a friendly, classic New England town hosting a vibrant, contemporary fusion of art, culture and business. Click here and here to learn more!
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My brick & mortar presence in Massachusetts dates back to 2009 in several local venues/galleries.
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My free 2023 one-woman show was live at TCAN during August and September.
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TCAN – The Center for Arts Natick:
- August & September 2023 – One-woman photography show
- January thru February 2022 – One-woman photography show
- December 2019 thru January 2020 – One-woman photography show
- May, June, July 2018 – One-woman photography show
- July 2016 – One-woman photography show
- March 2016 – One-woman photography show
- May 2015 – One-woman photography show
Natick Town Hall:
- July 2022 to January 2023 – Group exhibit
- January thru June 2022 – Group exhibit
- September thru october 2018 – One-woman photography show
Five Crows Gallery in Natick – Represented since 2013
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Audubon Sanctuary:
- July 2009 – One-woman photography show
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Be a fly on the wall! Please CLICK HERE to see the Great Blue Herons gracing the gallery walls.
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Remember: Walk softly and carry a long lens.™
May the Muse be with you.™
The Tao of Feathers™
A Patience of Herons™
© 2003-2023 Babsje. (https://babsjeheron.wordpress.com)
Share the love, but please respect the copyright. No reposting of any photos without permission.
Great Blue Heron, Kayaking, TCAN, Five Crows, Natick Center Cultural District
Beautiful Great Blue Herons on Display – 500th Blog Post
Great Blue Heron lands a large fish – babsjeheron
If i could talk to the animals – just imagine it,
speaking with a Chimp in chimpanzee!
Imagine talking to a Tiger, or chatting with a Cheetah –
what a neat achievement that would be!If i could talk to the animals, learn their languages –
maybe take an animal degree…
I’d study Elephant and Eagle, Buffalo and Beagle,
Alligator, Guinea Pig and Flea![first bridge] I would converse in Polar Bear and Python,
and I would curse in fluent Kangaroo.
If people asked me, “can you speak Rhinoceros?”
I’d say, “of course-eros!Can’t you?”
If I Could Talk To The Animals by Leslie Bricusse
Doctor Doolittle
Raise your hand if you talk to the animals.
Now raise your other hand if the animals talk to you.
You over there – put your other hand up, too. You and you, too.
Animals communicate with humans in many ways, some oral and others non-verbal.
Who doesn’t know what a dog’s growl portends? Or the sweet purring of a tabby cat? Frequent readers of this blog may recall my stories of Great Blue Herons’ greetings: arrrh and goooh, and their guttural frawhnk of alarm.
And as for the non-verbal, animal body language can be very telling. What is a cat saying with ears flattened back and tail swishing from side to side? Or a dog wagging its tail so enthusiastically that its entire rump is wagging, too? Readers of earlier posts here may recall learning that a Heron standing in a ramrod-straight posture, with neck fully extended and head held high, is a Heron on high alert.
Today’s post is the true story of an heroic Great Blue Heron rescue capped off by the Heron communicating with her rescuer, saying “thank you” in an unmistakable way.
When I posted about the rescue earlier, blog friend Wayne of Tofino Photography suggested that I send the hero a photo of the beautiful rescued Great Blue Heron.
That was easier said than done – I had met my hero only once years ago in a taxi and didn’t know his name or how to reach him. All I knew was that he was an avid Bass-fishing aficionado, a retired police officer, and part time taxi driver in town.
This was shaping up to be a needle in a haystack quest.
I took a chance and reached out to the owner of the taxi company. A few weeks went by before she called me back, curious about the story. I explained about the heroic rescue and that I wanted to thank him. A couple more weeks went by before I heard back – she found him by going back more than ten years in the records. She said she spoke with him and he remembered that day very clearly.
Fast forward many more weeks, when my phone rang. It was a call from the fisherman hero. His name is Dennis.
We had a lovely, warm chat. It warmed my heart to hear Dennis retell his experience: the day after the Heron rescue, he went fishing again in the same cove and discovered that the Heron was gone, she wasn’t on the shore where he had placed her the day before.
And then a Great Blue Heron flew low and slow right across his bow, nearly touching his shoulder. Dennis told me he was convinced it was the Heron’s way of acknowledging him, thanking him. And I agree.
Hearing Dennis tell his story again brought tears to my eyes.
I want to again thank Dennis for rescuing my favorite Heron from certain death. How many other boaters on the water would bother with an entangled bird I wonder?
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I want to thank the excellent wildlife photographer Wayne for encouraging me to find and thank fisherman hero Dennis.
And I want to thank Joanne of Tommy’s Taxi for caring enough about the story I had told to dig through ten years of records to find, and connect me with, Dennis, the hero of the tale below. How many busy company owners would take the time to do that kind of research?
Young Osprey perched amid pinecones – babsjeheron
When the fire alarm sounds grew ominously closer, I was photographing an immature Osprey nestled high up amongst the pinecone clusters just down the channel and around the bend from the boathouse.
Quickly, I stashed the camera below deck and paddled rapidly back to the dock. Judging from the black billowing smoke, it seemed possible that the boathouse was the scene of the fire, and I was concerned for the dockhands there.
I arrived at the dock and discovered a van engulfed in flames just at the moment the driver escaped through the back door. The sirens from the fire trucks were getting louder as they grew closer, but the firemen weren’t yet on the scene.
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Van fully engulfed in flames on the road next to the boathouse – babsjeheron
A speeding motorboat swerved in alongside me and the driver launched himself over the bow and hit the water running like a military commando, dashing toward the vehicle, taking charge of the scene. It was a striking action scene like something from a film.
The firemen soon arrived and doused the flames in the van and the utility pole, and Alex and Jason had the boathouse under control – the electrical system was toast due to the burned utility lines, but no fire damage otherwise.
It was the last day of the season for the boathouse that year, and so I slipped back down the channel for a final circuit of the lake, a final good bye to the Great Blue Herons for the season – always a poignant afternoon for me.
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Fast forward nearly a year. New England was experiencing one of its blistering July heat waves, so hot I took a taxi to the lake rather than walking there with all my gear.
The cab driver and I got to talking as people are sometimes wont to do in taxis, and he started to tell me about his bass fishing tournaments and then about the time he was at the lake and there was a fire.
Great Blue Heron fishing near the reeds and pickerel weed – babsjeheron
I took a closer look at his cab photo then and realized that he was the speedboat commando who had pulled alongside me the day of the fire. Just to be sure, I asked him to describe his boat, and it was the exact boat I had seen that October day, and he confirmed that he had indeed dashed out of the boat to assist in the rescue. As it turns out, he was a retired police officer, so that sort of action in the face of a fire was ingrained by his training and experience.
We marveled a bit at the coincidence of having witnessed the fire together that day, and I mentioned that I had spent the rest of my time there that day photographing and saying goodbye to the Herons for the year.
And what the taxi driver Dennis told me next made the hair stand up on the back of my neck.
After I had gone in for the day, and after he was done assisting with the fire, he went back out fishing on the lake, and headed into the small cove between the two tunnels. There are a couple of semi-submerged pines laying on the surface, where there is often good fishing.
Great Blue Heron shaking a Seagull feather. She is standing on the same partly-submerged pine log where she had been tangled in fishing line – babsjeheron
That day, however, he came across a Great Blue Heron caught in fishing line on one of the pine logs. The line was caught in the Heron’s wing and foot, and the Heron was struggling and obviously very weakened by the time he got there.
Dennis idled his boat, and pulled up as near to the Heron on the pine as possible, and got out of the boat. He cut the tangled line, freeing the Heron, but the Heron was too weak to take off, it was too weak to even lift its head.
He then picked up the Heron, and took it to the shore. He laid it down on the ground and cradled it, placing its head and neck in a good position so it could breathe easier.
Dennis stayed with the Heron as long as he could, but had to leave before the boat ramp access closed for the day.
The next day, he went back to check on the Heron.
It was gone, not on the ground where he had placed it.
He went about his fishing for a while.
Great Blue Heron preening two years after her rescue – babsjeheron
Great Blue Heron by shadow of chain link fence barrier – babsjeheron
At one point – I don’t remember how long he had been out by then – a Great Blue Heron flew low and slow right across his bow, nearly touching his shoulder.
They don’t do that, you know.
Dennis was convinced it was the Heron’s way of acknowledging him, thanking him.
And I agree.
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In the taxi the following July as Dennis told me his tale, he showed me the photos he had taken with his cell phone of the Heron, while she was entangled on the pine log and then on the shore.
If I had them, I’d share them here. Since I don’t, I’ve posted five of my own photos here of the same Great Blue Heron he saved that day.
What a magnificent creature she is.
And what a hero Dennis is.
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Today’s post participates in several challenges: Debbie Smyth’s One Word Sunday – Barrier (https://travelwithintent.com/2023/10/07/barrier/), I.J.’s Bird of the Week, The Lens Artists “On Display” Challenge, and Water Water Everywhere by Jez.
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About this post. I have recently been discharged from 19 days in the hospital due to serious heart failure. While in the hospital, reading posts from others was often a source of joy and light – yes, including some political screeds – although my ability to comment was very limited.
I want to thank everyone who has offered support and patience and words of encouragement, especially the kind folks at The Center for Arts Natick like Erin and Sydnie and the Five Crows Gallery owners Sherry, Marie, and Ginger. Athena of the Natick Center Cultural District has done a phenomenal job of keeping Natick on the Arts map. My dear friend Naomi replenished my pantry and freezer wth an abundance of organic goodies when I have been unable to cook. Last but not least, I am grateful for the excellent compassionate care from my cardiologist Dr. Burcu Gul Weiner and the staff at Metrowest Medical Center.
Alas, my days of photographing the magnificent Great Blue Herons from the cockpit of my kayak floating on the lake have come to an end. One door has closed, but who know what other doors now open?
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TCAN Lobby Wall Herons August 2023 – babsjeheron
My Great Blue Heron photographs were once again on display on the walls of the lobby and theater in a free one-woman show at the Summer Street Gallery, of The Center for Arts in Natick. The Summer Street Gallery provides an opportunity for accomplished visual artists in the region to have their work prominently displayed. Please stop by TCAN to see the wonderful gallery of artworks by many talented visual artists, as well as excellent live music performances and stage plays. The gallery is open whenever the box office is open, so please check hours here.
Who knows? Maybe I’ll see you there. I’d like that!
As always, many of my own photos were taken on the waterways of the Charles River watershed.
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Natick Center Cultural District logo
Folks, now that some areas have opened back up in a new normal, please consider supporting your local Arts communities – whether music, theater, crafts, visual arts venues, and others. All have been impacted over the past THREE years and they still need your love more than ever.
.
The Natick Center Cultural District is situated in a friendly, classic New England town hosting a vibrant, contemporary fusion of art, culture and business. Click here and here to learn more!
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My brick & mortar presence in Massachusetts dates back to 2009 in several local venues/galleries.
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Watch this space for my free 2023 one-woman show – LIVE NOW at TCAN!
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TCAN – The Center for Arts Natick:
- August & September 2023 – One-woman photography show
- January thru February 2022 – One-woman photography show
- December 2019 thru January 2020 – One-woman photography show
- May, June, July 2018 – One-woman photography show
- July 2016 – One-woman photography show
- March 2016 – One-woman photography show
- May 2015 – One-woman photography show
Natick Town Hall:
- July 2022 to January 2023 – Group exhibit
- January thru June 2022 – Group exhibit
- September thru october 2018 – One-woman photography show
Five Crows Gallery in Natick – Represented since 2013
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Audubon Sanctuary:
- July 2009 – One-woman photography show
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Be a fly on the wall! Please CLICK HERE to see the Great Blue Herons gracing the gallery walls.
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Remember: Walk softly and carry a long lens.™
May the Muse be with you.™
The Tao of Feathers™
A Patience of Herons™
© 2003-2023 Babsje. (https://babsjeheron.wordpress.com)
Share the love, but please respect the copyright. No reposting of any photos without permission.
Great Blue Heron, Kayaking, TCAN, Five Crows, Natick Center Cultural District, Osprey
Beautiful Herons at an Exhibition – Not Exactly Wordless Wednesday
Great Blue Heron at Keyhole Tunnel – babsjeheron
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View Through a Tunnel on the Charles River in Autumn – babsjeheron
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Sailboats framed by bridge, in golden hour sunlight – babsjeheron
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Today’s post is prompted by Debbie Smyth’s One Word Sunday – Triangle (https://travelwithintent.com/2023/08/13/triangle/), I.J.’s Bird of the Week, The Lens Artists “Framing Photographs” Challenge, Water Water Everywhere by Jez, and John Steiner’s Cellpic Sunday (some photos were taken with my android mobile – can you tell which?)
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Because of my near-blindness, I’m not able to link in my posts to the various host sites for WP challenges/tags in the way I have always done in the past, but please know that I value the sense of community here, especially among the Lens Artists, Debbie Smyth, Leanne Cole, BeckyB, I.J., Restless Jo, Tofino Photography, Dan Antion, Terri Webster Schrandt, Bush Boy, Jez, Fandango, Journeys With Johnbo, and so many more, who all encourage the entire international network of photographers and writers. Sorry that I cannot link directly at this time – this is the best I can do for now.
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Three Herons Waiting for the Audience at TCAN August 2023 – babsjeheron
TCAN Lobby Wall Herons August 2023 – babsjeheron
My Great Blue Heron photographs are once again on display on the walls of the lobby and theater in a free one-woman show at the Summer Street Gallery, of The Center for Arts in Natick. The Summer Street Gallery provides an opportunity for accomplished visual artists in the region to have their work prominently displayed. Please stop by TCAN to see the wonderful gallery of artworks by many talented visual artists, as well as excellent live music performances and stage plays. The gallery is open whenever the box office is open, so please check hours here.
Who knows? Maybe I’ll see you there. I’d like that!
As always, many of my own photos were taken on the waterways of the Charles River watershed.
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Natick Center Cultural District logo
Folks, now that some areas have opened back up in a new normal, please consider supporting your local Arts communities – whether music, theater, crafts, visual arts venues, and others. All have been impacted over the past THREE years and they still need your love more than ever.
.
The Natick Center Cultural District is situated in a friendly, classic New England town hosting a vibrant, contemporary fusion of art, culture and business. Click here and here to learn more!
.
My brick & mortar presence in Massachusetts dates back to 2009 in several local venues/galleries.
.
Watch this space for my free 2023 one-woman show – LIVE NOW at TCAN!
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TCAN – The Center for Arts Natick:
- August & September 2023 – One-woman photography show
- January thru February 2022 – One-woman photography show
- December 2019 thru January 2020 – One-woman photography show
- May, June, July 2018 – One-woman photography show
- July 2016 – One-woman photography show
- March 2016 – One-woman photography show
- May 2015 – One-woman photography show
Natick Town Hall:
- July 2022 to January 2023 – Group exhibit
- January thru June 2022 – Group exhibit
- September thru october 2018 – One-woman photography show
Five Crows Gallery in Natick – Represented since 2013
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Audubon Sanctuary:
- July 2009 – One-woman photography show
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Be a fly on the wall! Please CLICK HERE to see the Great Blue Herons gracing the gallery walls.
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Remember: Walk softly and carry a long lens.™
May the Muse be with you.™
The Tao of Feathers™
A Patience of Herons™
© 2003-2023 Babsje. (https://babsjeheron.wordpress.com)
Share the love, but please respect the copyright. No reposting of any photos without permission.
Great Blue Heron, Kayaking, TCAN, Five Crows, Natick Center Cultural District
Visiting Masterpiece Redux (Quirky Artist Stories Nbr 21)
Great blue heron walking along the shore.
Whoever said the internet would replace art galleries and museums?
One cold and snowy weekend some years back, I went to the Museum of Fine Arts here in Boston to see the Goya Exhibit courtesy of tickets from my friend, Margie. While the Goya show was superb, the Art by Monet, Gauguin, O’Keefe, and Matisse brought goosebumps as always.
What moved me most, though, was a visiting Gustav Klimt masterpiece, “Adam and Eve.” At the time of Klimt’s death, Eve’s hands had not yet been painted, with just the barest of outlines hinting at the apple she would have grasped. Left unfinished, the painting evoked a palpable poignancy – it seemed as though the artist had merely put down his brushes and stepped away for a few minutes, instead of for eternity.
The gallery was very crowded that day, with a 50 minute wait for people standing in line. As my friend Naomi remarked, “Whoever said the internet would replace art galleries and museums? Look at all these people.”
She’s right, you know. The vast array of art available online transforms where and how we experience art and artists. In retrospect, my own art history coursework back in the days of those boxed sets of prints feels meager in light of the riches available today at the click of a button.
Gustav Klimt Adam and Eve – Detail
And yet, there is nothing like standing in front of the actual piece of art, an arm’s length from a canvas and realizing the artist was also at one time the same arm’s length from the same canvas, but with brush in hand, bringing a vision to life.
Looking closely at Eve’s unfinished arms from only a foot away brought the painting into a very human realm where I could almost see Klimt standing were I stood, calculating the placement and shape of the missing apple, the colors and brushes he would use.
I’m glad they left it unfinished instead of having an apprentice complete the piece.
On a cold snowy day or a sultry steamy afternoon, where better to spend it than in a gallery?
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Bonus: In a nod to the Lens Artists challenge from Dawn Miller and as an antidote to the exceedingly hot weather:
Front Gate on a Dark & Snowy Day – babsjeheron
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About today’s post: Special thanks to my friend Margie for the VIP tickets to the MFA!
For a photographer who can’t paint her way out of a paper bag, as the expression goes, I’ve expressed a lot of my thinking around “paintings” in this post, and so the lead photo in this post is one of my more painterly photos.
Today’s post is prompted by Debbie Smyth’s One Word Sunday – Empty (https://travelwithintent.com/2023/07/22/empty-2/), I.J.’s Bird of the Week, and The Lens Artists “Fences” Challenge.
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Because of my near-blindness, I’m not able to link in my posts to the various host sites for WP challenges/tags in the way I have always done in the past, but please know that I value the sense of community here, especially among the Lens Artists, Debbie Smyth, Leanne Cole, BeckyB, I.J., Restless Jo, Tofino Photography, Dan Antion, Terri Webster Schrandt, Bush Boy, Jez, Fandango, and so many more, who all encourage the entire international network of photographers and writers. Sorry that I cannot link directly at this time – this is the best I can do for now.
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Great Blue Herons at TCAN Lobby – babsjeheron
TCAN One-Woman Show Lobby Wall – babsjeheron
TCAN One-Woman Show January through February 2022 Lobby Wall With TCAN Sign Reflected; TCAN Stained glass art by Carol Krentzman, framed by Jay Ball
My Great Blue Heron photographs were once again on display on the walls of the lobby and theater in a free one-woman show at the Summer Street Gallery, of The Center for Arts in Natick. The Summer Street Gallery provides an opportunity for accomplished visual artists in the region to have their work prominently displayed. Please stop by TCAN to see the wonderful gallery of artworks by many talented visual artists, as well as excellent live music performances and stage plays. The gallery is open whenever the box office is open, so please check hours here.
As always, many of my own photos were taken on the waterways of the Charles River watershed.
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Natick Center Cultural District logo
Folks, now that some areas have opened back up in a new normal, please consider supporting your local Arts communities – whether music, theater, crafts, visual arts venues, and others. All have been impacted over the past THREE years and they still need your love more than ever.
.
The Natick Center Cultural District is situated in a friendly, classic New England town hosting a vibrant, contemporary fusion of art, culture and business. Click here and here to learn more!
.
My brick & mortar presence in Massachusetts dates back to 2009 in several local venues/galleries.
.
Watch this space for my free 2023 one-woman show – Coming later this summer.
.
TCAN – The Center for Arts Natick:
- January thru February 2022 – One-woman photography show
- December 2019 thru January 2020 – One-woman photography show
- May, June, July 2018 – One-woman photography show
- July 2016 – One-woman photography show
- March 2016 – One-woman photography show
- May 2015 – One-woman photography show
Natick Town Hall:
- July 2022 to January 2023 – Group exhibit
- January thru June 2022 – Group exhibit
- September thru october 2018 – One-woman photography show
Five Crows Gallery in Natick – Represented since 2013
.
Audubon Sanctuary:
- July 2009 – One-woman photography show
.
Be a fly on the wall! Please CLICK HERE to see the Great Blue Herons gracing the gallery walls.
.
.
Remember: Walk softly and carry a long lens.™
May the Muse be with you.™
The Tao of Feathers™
A Patience of Herons™
© 2003-2023 Babsje. (https://babsjeheron.wordpress.com)
Share the love, but please respect the copyright. No reposting of any photos without permission.
Great Blue Heron, Klimt, Goya, MFA Boston, Kayaking, TCAN, Five Crows, Natick Center Cultural District
Saturday Mute Swan Bath Time Again
Mute Swan Pair Flying in Tandem- babsjeheron
Another bath? Do we have to?
Well it IS Saturday and that does mean bath day – even for birds.
That Saturday, I was tired, and the journey back to the home dock would take another hour and a half. I had already bagged a fair number of Great Blue Heron captures and was eager to take out.
From a distance, I gave a passing glance at the southern shoreline and saw the usual pair of Mute Swans floating in their usual spot, and so I paddled on.
Rounding the curve below the Labs, coming closer to the Swans, I noticed an odd-looking thrashing and splashing unlike any Swan behavior I’d seen before.
Binoculars up, I sat transfixed, watching from across the channel as one of the Swans took a Saturday bath. Amazing.
Many of us have seen Robins, or Warblers, or other small songbirds splashing about in a backyard garden birdbath. Now, imagine a bird with a 7-to-8 foot wingspan behaving just the same – dunking their head and neck fully below the surface, coming back up to shake off the water, rearing up on legs, wings akimbo flapping and expelling droplets galore, and preening, preening, preening to sort out feathers. The Swan’s bath lasted more than 15 minutes. I wouldn’t have missed it for the world. i took just over 250 photographs in that 15 minutes. Canon burst mode for the win.
Mute Swan Bathing Nbr 3 – babsjeheron
And did you feel it, in your heart, how it pertained to everything?
And have you too finally figured out what beauty is for?
And have you changed your life?
Mute Swan Bathing Nbr 2 – babsjeheron
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BONUS SWAN THAT IS OUT OF THIS WORLD, LITERALLY – FROM OUR OWN MILKY WAY CLICK HERE to see The Swan Nebula from Drexel Glascow Astrophotography
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Obligatory. What’s a Saturday night bath without a Rubber Ducky!
Rubber Duckie you’re the one,
You make bathtime lots of fun,
Rubber Duckie I’m awfully fond of you
Vo-vo-dee-o!Jeff Moss
The Sesame Street Songbook
Rubber Ducky at the Lake – babsjeheron
That playful Rubber Duckie bobbed along in the cove for hours that day, until — well, see for yourself in the next photo when a couple thought they were making a clean getaway with Big Duckie in their canoe.
Absconding with Rubber Duckie – babsjeheron
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About today’s post: Today’s post is prompted by Debbie Smyth’s Six on Saturday, I.J.’s Bird of the Week, and Terri’s Sunday Stills: Fun with Furred and Feathered Friends.
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Because of my near-blindness, I’m not able to link in my posts to the various host sites for WP challenges/tags in the way I have always done in the past, but please know that I value the sense of community here, especially among the Lens Artists, Debbie Smyth, Leanne Cole, BeckyB, I.J., Restless Jo, Tofino Photography, Dan Antion, Terri Webster Schrandt, Bush Boy, Jez, Fandango, and so many more, who all encourage the entire international network of photographers and writers. Sorry that I cannot link directly at this time – this is the best I can do for now.
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Great Blue Herons at TCAN Lobby – babsjeheron
TCAN One-Woman Show Lobby Wall – babsjeheron
TCAN One-Woman Show January through February 2022 Lobby Wall With TCAN Sign Reflected; TCAN Stained glass art by Carol Krentzman, framed by Jay Ball
My Great Blue Heron photographs were once again on display on the walls of the lobby and theater in a free one-woman show at the Summer Street Gallery, of The Center for Arts in Natick. The Summer Street Gallery provides an opportunity for accomplished visual artists in the region to have their work prominently displayed. Please stop by TCAN to see the wonderful gallery of artworks by many talented visual artists, as well as excellent live music performances and stage plays. The gallery is open whenever the box office is open, so please check hours here.
As always, many of my own photos were taken on the waterways of the Charles River watershed.
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Natick Center Cultural District logo
Folks, now that some areas have opened back up in a new normal, please consider supporting your local Arts communities – whether music, theater, crafts, visual arts venues, and others. All have been impacted over the past THREE years and they still need your love more than ever.
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The Natick Center Cultural District is situated in a friendly, classic New England town hosting a vibrant, contemporary fusion of art, culture and business. Click here and here to learn more!
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My brick & mortar presence in Massachusetts dates back to 2009 in several local venues/galleries.
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Watch this space for my free 2023 one-woman show – Coming this summer.
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TCAN – The Center for Arts Natick:
- January thru February 2022 – One-woman photography show
- December 2019 thru January 2020 – One-woman photography show
- May, June, July 2018 – One-woman photography show
- July 2016 – One-woman photography show
- March 2016 – One-woman photography show
- May 2015 – One-woman photography show
Natick Town Hall:
- July 2022 to January 2023 – Group exhibit
- January thru June 2022 – Group exhibit
- September thru october 2018 – One-woman photography show
Five Crows Gallery in Natick – Represented since 2013
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Audubon Sanctuary:
- July 2009 – One-woman photography show
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Be a fly on the wall! Please CLICK HERE to see the Great Blue Herons gracing the gallery walls.
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Remember: Walk softly and carry a long lens.™
May the Muse be with you.™
The Tao of Feathers™
A Patience of Herons™
© 2003-2023 Babsje. (https://babsjeheron.wordpress.com)
Share the love, but please respect the copyright. No reposting of any photos without permission.
Great Blue Heron, Kayaking, TCAN, Five Crows, Natick Center Cultural District, Swan
Whimsical Headspace for Wordless Wednesday, Lens Artists, FOTD
Whimsical Headspace – babsjeheron
Is a spiritual space within us – inside our minds, our hearts – or is it outside of us, out there somewhere else?
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Obligatory Great Blue Herons:
Great Blue Herons pair bonding – babsjeheron
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CLCK HERE for the Wordless Wednesday hosts. This group has been the permanent home hosting Wordless Wednesday going back to at least 2006. Please respect their sense of community.
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About today’s post: Today’s post is prompted by I.J.’s Bird of the Week, Wordless Wednesday, the Lens Artists “Spiritual Spaces” challenge, and Cee’s FOTD. Is a spiritual space within us – inside our minds, our heart – or is it out there somewhere else? For Cee’s FOTD, the flowers are Freesia and a huge Chrysanthemum.
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Because of my near-blindness, I’m not able to link in my posts to the various host sites for WP challenges/tags in the way I have always done in the past, but please know that I value the sense of community here, especially among the Lens Artists, Cee Neuner, Debbie Smyth, Leanne Cole, BeckyB, I.J., Restless Jo, Tofino Photography, Dan Antion, Terri Webster Schrandt, Bush Boy, Jez, Fandango, and so many more, who all encourage the entire international network of photographers and writers. Sorry that I cannot link directly at this time – this is the best I can do for now.
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Great Blue Herons at TCAN Lobby – babsjeheron
TCAN One-Woman Show Lobby Wall – babsjeheron
TCAN One-Woman Show January through February 2022 Lobby Wall With TCAN Sign Reflected; TCAN Stained glass art by Carol Krentzman, framed by Jay Ball
My Great Blue Heron photographs were once again on display on the walls of the lobby and theater in a free one-woman show at the Summer Street Gallery, of The Center for Arts in Natick. The Summer Street Gallery provides an opportunity for accomplished visual artists in the region to have their work prominently displayed. Please stop by TCAN to see the wonderful gallery of artworks by many talented visual artists, as well as excellent live music performances and stage plays. The gallery is open whenever the box office is open, so please check hours here.
As always, many of my own photos were taken on the waterways of the Charles River watershed.
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Natick Center Cultural District logo
Folks, now that some areas have opened back up in a new normal, please consider supporting your local Arts communities – whether music, theater, crafts, visual arts venues, and others. All have been impacted over the past THREE years and they still need your love more than ever.
.
The Natick Center Cultural District is situated in a friendly, classic New England town hosting a vibrant, contemporary fusion of art, culture and business. Click here and here to learn more!
.
My brick & mortar presence in Massachusetts dates back to 2009 in several local venues/galleries.
.
Watch this space for my free 2023 one-woman show – Coming this summer.
.
TCAN – The Center for Arts Natick:
- January thru February 2022 – One-woman photography show
- December 2019 thru January 2020 – One-woman photography show
- May, June, July 2018 – One-woman photography show
- July 2016 – One-woman photography show
- March 2016 – One-woman photography show
- May 2015 – One-woman photography show
Natick Town Hall:
- July 2022 to January 2023 – Group exhibit
- January thru June 2022 – Group exhibit
- September thru october 2018 – One-woman photography show
Five Crows Gallery in Natick – Represented since 2013
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Audubon Sanctuary:
- July 2009 – One-woman photography show
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Be a fly on the wall! Please CLICK HERE to see the Great Blue Herons gracing the gallery walls.
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.
Remember: Walk softly and carry a long lens.™
May the Muse be with you.™
The Tao of Feathers™
A Patience of Herons™
© 2003-2023 Babsje. (https://babsjeheron.wordpress.com)
Share the love, but please respect the copyright. No reposting of any photos without permission.
Great Blue Heron, Kayaking, TCAN, Five Crows, Natick Center Cultural District
Beautiful Heron Stretching on Wordless Saturday
Great Blue Heron stretching her wing deep in the cove – babsjeheron.
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Do you know who is the “official” host of Wordless Saturday? I feel that it is important to give credit where credit is due. Please post in comments, thanks.
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About today’s post: Today’s post is prompted by Debbie Smyth’s Six on Saturday, I.J.’s Bird of the Week, Flashback Friday, Wordless Saturday, the Lens Artists “Art in the Park” and “Fragments” challenges, and Cee’s CFFC: “Half”. The photo shows the Heron stretching only one half of her pair of magnificent wings, just a fragment of the wings.
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Because of my near-blindness, I’m not able to link in my posts to the various host sites for WP challenges/tags in the way I have always done in the past, but please know that I value the sense of community here, especially among the Lens Artists, Cee Neuner, Debbie Smyth, Leanne Cole, BeckyB, I.J., Restless Jo, Tofino Photography, Dan Antion, Terri Webster Schrandt, Bush Boy, Jez, Fandango, and so many more, who all encourage the entire international network of photographers and writers. Sorry that I cannot link directly at this time – this is the best I can do for now.
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Great Blue Herons at TCAN Lobby – babsjeheron
TCAN One-Woman Show Lobby Wall – babsjeheron
TCAN One-Woman Show January through February 2022 Lobby Wall With TCAN Sign Reflected; TCAN Stained glass art by Carol Krentzman, framed by Jay Ball
My Great Blue Heron photographs were once again on display on the walls of the lobby and theater in a free one-woman show at the Summer Street Gallery, of The Center for Arts in Natick. The Summer Street Gallery provides an opportunity for accomplished visual artists in the region to have their work prominently displayed. Please stop by TCAN to see the wonderful gallery of artworks by many talented visual artists, as well as excellent live music performances and stage plays. The gallery is open whenever the box office is open, so please check hours here.
As always, many of my own photos were taken on the waterways of the Charles River watershed.
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A VERY SUCCESSFUL and lively “Art in the Park” took place on June 11 at Shaw Park. Over two dozen local artists displayed their work, including pottery, paintings, and more.
CLICK HERE for the report and photos from “Art in the Park” 2023
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Natick Center Cultural District logo
Folks, now that some areas have opened back up in a new normal, please consider supporting your local Arts communities – whether music, theater, crafts, visual arts venues, and others. All have been impacted over the past THREE years and they still need your love more than ever.
.
The Natick Center Cultural District is situated in a friendly, classic New England town hosting a vibrant, contemporary fusion of art, culture and business. Click here and here to learn more!
.
My brick & mortar presence in Massachusetts dates back to 2009 in several local venues/galleries.
.
Watch this space for my free 2023 one-woman show – Coming this summer.
.
TCAN – The Center for Arts Natick:
- January thru February 2022 – One-woman photography show
- December 2019 thru January 2020 – One-woman photography show
- May, June, July 2018 – One-woman photography show
- July 2016 – One-woman photography show
- March 2016 – One-woman photography show
- May 2015 – One-woman photography show
Natick Town Hall:
- July 2022 to January 2023 – Group exhibit
- January thru June 2022 – Group exhibit
- September thru october 2018 – One-woman photography show
Five Crows Gallery in Natick – Represented since 2013
.
Audubon Sanctuary:
- July 2009 – One-woman photography show
.
Be a fly on the wall! Please CLICK HERE to see the Great Blue Herons gracing the gallery walls.
.
.
Remember: Walk softly and carry a long lens.™
May the Muse be with you.™
The Tao of Feathers™
A Patience of Herons™
© 2003-2023 Babsje. (https://babsjeheron.wordpress.com)
Share the love, but please respect the copyright. No reposting of any photos without permission.
Great Blue Heron, Kayaking, TCAN, Five Crows, Natick Center Cultural District
Beautiful Great Blue Heron Unfurls Herself – Wordless Wednesday
Great Blue Heron wing – babsjeheron
Sometimes in stillness –
When no one is looking –
She unfurls herself.
A languid grace.
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Thanks for the Wordless Wednesday prompt. This group has been the permanent home hosting Wordless Wednesday going back to at least 2006. Please respect their sense of community.
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About today’s post: Today’s post is prompted by Wordless Wednesday, I.J.’s Bird of the Week, the Lens Artists “Art in the Park” and “Fragments” challenges, and Cee’s CFFC: “Half”. The photo shows only one half of her pair of magnificent wings, just a fragment of the wings.
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.
Because of my near-blindness, I’m not able to link in my posts to the various host sites for WP challenges/tags in the way I have always done in the past, but please know that I value the sense of community here, especially among the Lens Artists, Cee Neuner, Debbie Smyth, Leanne Cole, BeckyB, I.J., Restless Jo, Tofino Photography, Dan Antion, Terri Webster Schrandt, Bush Boy, Jez, Fandango, and so many more, who all encourage the entire international network of photographers and writers. Sorry that I cannot link directly at this time – this is the best I can do for now.
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Great Blue Herons at TCAN Lobby – babsjeheron
TCAN One-Woman Show Lobby Wall – babsjeheron
TCAN One-Woman Show January through February 2022 Lobby Wall With TCAN Sign Reflected; TCAN Stained glass art by Carol Krentzman, framed by Jay Ball
My Great Blue Heron photographs were once again on display on the walls of the lobby and theater in a free one-woman show at the Summer Street Gallery, of The Center for Arts in Natick. The Summer Street Gallery provides an opportunity for accomplished visual artists in the region to have their work prominently displayed. If you’re in the Boston area, please stop by TCAN to see the wonderful gallery of artworks by many talented visual artists, as well as excellent live music performances and stage plays. The gallery is open whenever the box office is open, so please check hours here.
As always, many of my own photos were taken on the waterways of the Charles River watershed.
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.
.
A VERY SUCCESSFUL and lively “Art in the Park” took place on June 11 at Shaw Park. Over two dozen local artists displayed their work, including pottery, paintings, and more.
CLICK HERE for the report and photos from “Art in the Park” 2023
.
Natick Center Cultural District logo
Folks, now that some areas have opened back up in a new normal, please consider supporting your local Arts communities – whether music, theater, crafts, visual arts venues, and others. All have been impacted over the past THREE years and they still need your love more than ever.
.
The Natick Center Cultural District is situated in a friendly, classic New England town hosting a vibrant, contemporary fusion of art, culture and business. Click here and here to learn more!
.
.
My brick & mortar presence in Massachusetts dates back to 2009 in several local venues/galleries.
.
Watch this space for my 2023 one-woman show – Coming this summer.
.
TCAN – The Center for Arts Natick:
- January thru February 2022 – One-woman photography show
- December 2019 thru January 2020 – One-woman photography show
- May, June, July 2018 – One-woman photography show
- July 2016 – One-woman photography show
- March 2016 – One-woman photography show
- May 2015 – One-woman photography show
Natick Town Hall:
- July 2022 to January 2023 – Group exhibit
- January thru June 2022 – Group exhibit
- September thru october 2018 – One-woman photography show
Five Crows Gallery in Natick – Represented since 2013
Audubon Sanctuary:
- July 2009 – One-woman photography show
.
Be a fly on the wall! Please CLICK HERE to see the Great Blue Herons gracing the gallery walls.
.
.
Remember: Walk softly and carry a long lens.™
May the Muse be with you.™
The Tao of Feathers™
A Patience of Herons™
© 2003-2023 Babsje. (https://babsjeheron.wordpress.com)
Share the love, but please respect the copyright. No reposting of any photos without permission.
Great Blue Heron, Kayaking, TCAN, Five Crows, Natick Center Cultural District
Heron & Hawk’s Excellent Hair-raising Adventure
Great Blue Heron with wings akimbo in the cove – babsjeheron
The raptor swooped low across the secluded cove where the yearling Great Blue Heron was fishing far out in the middle, exposed and vulnerable to danger.
I didn’t see the incoming bird at all – my eye was glued to the camera’s viewfinder – and the first sign that something was about to happen was the Heron’s cap feathers erecting suddenly. His neck feathers erected simultaneously, making his neck grow to three times it’s usual size. One second he looked normal and literally the next, he had fluffed up the way an alarmed cat’s tail expands to five times normal size.
Great Blue Heron reacts with erect cap feathers when dive-bombed by a Hawk – babsjeheron The Heron does look a bit comical here, doesn’t he?
Only after noticing his shock of feathers did I see the blurry form cross in front of us, swooping a couple feet above the surface.
The ducks in the cove clamored furiously, and the jays squawked, but as far as I could tell, no ducks or jays were harmed, and the danger passed.
After the blurry raptor whizzed past us, the yearling returned to his fishing and I to the camera.
Then just three minutes later, the same thing happened again – through the camera, I noticed another incredible expansion of the Heron’s neck feathers. This time, I fired off the shutter as fast as possible. I captured three or four frames of the Heron with his huge puffed up neck and raised crest feathers, and in one, there’s a brown and white blur zooming close by the Heron, the Hawk on her return down the cove.
The atmosphere in the cove had been supercharged with energy when the Hawk first made its presence known. The Great Blue Heron’s cap feathers erected suddenly, and his neck feathers puffed out simultaneously, making his neck grow to three times it’s usual size as you saw in a photo above.
The ducks clamored furiously, and the jays squawked, but almost as quickly as it arrived, the Hawk disappeared deep into the thicket at the East. As far as I could tell, no ducks or jays were harmed there below the dense canopy of trees.
The danger past, I returned to taking photos of the Heron, who had resumed fishing mid-cove, his cap and neck feathers back to their normal sleek configuration.
What happened next was unexpected.
Through the camera, I noticed the Heron’s neck blow up in alarm again to three times it’s normal size.
The Hawk had returned, and was barreling down the cove – straight for the Heron.
This time, unlike the first, I kept my eye glued to the camera and fired off shots as fast as possible.
The Hawk strafing the Great Blue Heron flew faster than the
Heron’s reflexes could handle, not to mention my shutter speed – babsjeheron
The Hawk appears in only one frame of all the photos I squeezed off, it’s the photo shown above. The Hawk was so spectacularly fast that the Heron was still looking in the direction from where the Hawk came long after the Hawk had flown by.
Although his behavior was typical of being startled – expanding his feathers to make himself appear larger and more threatening to an adversary – he didn’t show any other outward signs of fear, and made no attempt to flee when the Hawk buzzed by him.
Hawks and Herons are both territorial, yet those two birds both seem to share the cove, an odd yet peaceable coexistence for two predators. That’s just supposition on my part, and it makes me wonder even more about the behavior of wild things at the lake when there are no humans around.
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File this under fun with Herons and Hawks!
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About today’s post: Today’s post is prompted by Debbie Smyth’s Six on Saturday, I.J.’s Bird of the Week, Jez’s Water Water Everywhere, and the Lens Artists Art in the Park challenge.
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Because of my near-blindness, I’m not able to link in my posts to the various host sites for WP challenges/tags in the way I have always done in the past, but please know that I value the sense of community here, especially among the Lens Artists, Cee Neuner, Debbie Smyth, Leanne Cole, BeckyB, Denzil, I.J., Restless Jo, Tofino Photography, Dan Antion, Terri Webster Schrandt, Bush Boy, Jez, Fandango, and so many more, who all encourage the entire international network of photographers and writers. Sorry that I cannot link directly at this time – this is the best I can do for now.
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Audubon One-Woman Show -babsjeheron
Audubon One-Woman Show Lobby – babsjeheron
TCAN One-Woman Show January through February 2022 Lobby Wall With TCAN Sign Reflected; TCAN Stained glass art by Carol Krentzman, framed by Jay Ball
My Great Blue Heron photographs were once again on display on the walls of the lobby and theater in a free one-woman show at the Summer Street Gallery, of The Center for Arts in Natick. The Summer Street Gallery provides an opportunity for accomplished visual artists in the region to have their work prominently displayed for TCAN’s diverse and loyal audience. If you’re in the Boston area, please stop by TCAN to see the wonderful gallery displays of artworks by many talented visual artists, as well as excellent live music performances and stage plays. The gallery is open whenever the box office is open, so please check hours here.
As always, many of my own photos were taken on the waterways of the Charles River watershed.
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Art in the Park 2023 is coming: June 11 at Shaw Park! Over two dozen local artists will be displaying their work, including pottery, paintings, and more.
CLICK to learn more about Art in the Park
ARTISTS: Bree Richey – Silver & Gold Jewelry; Chrissy Viveiros – Painting, Clay, Photography; Corinne Rhode – Digital Photography; Deb Sayre – jewelry and mosaics; Derrick Sanderson – Acrylics and Watercolor; Diane Gray – Photography/mixed media; Dina Juhaz – Unique Handmade Cards; Ginger McEachern – Watercolor, mixed media; Helen Bellomo – Fabric, memory blankets; Janis Luedke – Children’s Book and paintings; John Holz – Sterling Silver jewelry; Karen Benoit – eco-prints, photos, alcohol ink; Liliana Glenn – Lampwork Art Glass; Martha Gold – Ceramin Vessels; Oliver Thom – Photography; Rolf Larson – Photograpy; Rose Lawrence – acrylic; Ryan Black – painting; Sarah Fuhro – clay forms and images; Stephen Strout – wood cutting boards; Steven Rae – Handmade small batch pottery
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Natick Center Cultural District logo
Folks, now that some areas have opened back up in a new normal, please consider supporting your local Arts communities – whether music, theater, crafts, visual arts venues, and others. All have been impacted over the past THREE years and they still need your love more than ever.
.
The Natick Center Cultural District is situated in a friendly, classic New England town hosting a vibrant, contemporary fusion of art, culture and business. Click here and here to learn more!
.
.
My brick & mortar presence in Massachusetts dates back to 2009 in several local venues/galleries.
.
Watch this space for my 2023 one-woman show – Coming this summer.
.
TCAN – The Center for Arts Natick:
- January thru February 2022 – One-woman photography show
- December 2019 thru January 2020 – One-woman photography show
- May, June, July 2018 – One-woman photography show
- July 2016 – One-woman photography show
- March 2016 – One-woman photography show
- May 2015 – One-woman photography show
Natick Town Hall:
- July 2022 to January 2023 – Group exhibit
- January thru June 2022 – Group exhibit
- September thru october 2018 – One-woman photography show
Five Crows Gallery in Natick – Represented since 2013
.
Audubon Sanctuary:
- July 2009 – One-woman photography show
.
Be a fly on the wall! Please CLICK HERE to see the Great Blue Herons gracing the gallery walls.
.
.
Remember: Walk softly and carry a long lens.™
May the Muse be with you.™
The Tao of Feathers™
A Patience of Herons™
© 2003-2023 Babsje. (https://babsjeheron.wordpress.com)
Share the love, but please respect the copyright. No reposting of any photos without permission.
Great Blue Heron, Kayaking, TCAN, Five Crows, Natick Center Cultural District, Hawk
Carrot and Stick? – (Somewhat) Wordless Wednesday Redux
Great Blue Heron in molt preening – babsjeheron.
(Here’s the carrot…but where’s the stick?)
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File this under fun with Herons!
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Thanks for the Wordless Wednesday prompt.
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About today’s post: Today’s post is prompted by I.J.’s Bird of the Week, Wordless Wednesday, and the Lens Artists Art in the Park challenge.
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.
Because of my near-blindness, I’m not able to link in my posts to the various host sites for WP challenges/tags in the way I have always done in the past, but please know that I value the sense of community here, especially among the Lens Artists, Cee Neuner, Debbie Smyth, Leanne Cole, BeckyB, Denzil, I.J., Restless Jo, Tofino Photography, Dan Antion, Terri Webster Schrandt, Bush Boy, Jez, Fandango, and so many more, who all encourage the entire international network of photographers and writers. Sorry that I cannot link directly at this time – this is the best I can do for now.
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Audubon One-Woman Show -babsjeheron
Audubon One-Woman Show Lobby – babsjeheron
TCAN One-Woman Show January through February 2022 Lobby Wall With TCAN Sign Reflected; TCAN Stained glass art by Carol Krentzman, framed by Jay Ball
My Great Blue Heron photographs were once again on display on the walls of the lobby and theater in a free one-woman show at the Summer Street Gallery, of The Center for Arts in Natick. The Summer Street Gallery provides an opportunity for accomplished visual artists in the region to have their work prominently displayed for TCAN’s diverse and loyal audience. If you’re in the Boston area, please stop by TCAN to see the wonderful gallery displays of artworks by many talented visual artists, as well as excellent live music performances and stage plays. The gallery is open whenever the box office is open, so please check hours here..
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.
Art in the Park 2023 is coming: June 11 at Shaw Park!
Watch this space.
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.
As always, many of my own photos were taken on the waterways of the Charles River watershed.
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.
Natick Center Cultural District logo
Folks, now that some areas have opened back up in a new normal, please consider supporting your local Arts communities – whether music, theater, crafts, visual arts venues, and others. All have been impacted over the past THREE years and they still need your love more than ever.
.
The Natick Center Cultural District is situated in a friendly, classic New England town hosting a vibrant, contemporary fusion of art, culture and business. Click here and here to learn more!
.
.
My brick & mortar presence in Massachusetts dates back to 2009 in several local venues/galleries.
.
Watch this space for my 2023 one-woman show – Coming this summer.
.
TCAN – The Center for Arts Natick:
- January thru February 2022 – One-woman photography show
- December 2019 thru January 2020 – One-woman photography show
- May, June, July 2018 – One-woman photography show
- July 2016 – One-woman photography show
- March 2016 – One-woman photography show
- May 2015 – One-woman photography show
Natick Town Hall:
- July 2022 to January 2023 – Group exhibit
- January thru June 2022 – Group exhibit
- September thru october 2018 – One-woman photography show
Five Crows Gallery in Natick – Represented since 2013
.
Audubon Sanctuary:
- July 2009 – One-woman photography show
.
Be a fly on the wall! Please CLICK HERE to see the Great Blue Herons gracing the gallery walls.
.
.
Remember: Walk softly and carry a long lens.™
May the Muse be with you.™
The Tao of Feathers™
A Patience of Herons™
© 2003-2023 Babsje. (https://babsjeheron.wordpress.com)
Share the love, but please respect the copyright. No reposting of any photos without permission.
Great Blue Heron, Kayaking, TCAN, Five Crows, Natick Center Cultural District
Babsje Heron 