Another one of my favourite birds to photograph is the great blue heron, the largest member of the heron family. There are six or seven species of the herons that visit us regularly here in the Kawarthas but the great blue heron is the most common one to see. Pretty much every body of water has one or more great blue herons that either resides there or visits it, especially if it supports a good fish population. Great blue herons are masters at catching fish.

Great blue herons are amazing at catching fish.

They stand about five feet tall and have a seven foot wingspan. They can be very elegant and graceful one moment and then the next, be extremely awkward looking. Sometimes when they fly they look almost prehistoric, a bit like a pterodactyl. At times they can be very........

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