Tricolor Heron On the Go

This sequence of photographs of the Tricolor Heron in the morning light show his feathers from many angles. Such a delicate creature..

Landing on Bunche Beach near Fort Myers Beach, Florida, this Tricolor Heron is foraging for his morning meal.

Tricolor heron comes in for a landing. Look at that spread of blue feathers.

Tricolor heron flies on to a better spot in the creek, showing his white underside.

Tricolor heron walks by the water’s edge to get a better look at the photographer. He sees us with that red eye.

Aggressive behavior on the golf course

I was lucky to have my camera focused on this Tricolor Heron when the Great White Egret landed alongside and began to intimidate him. The egret scared the daylights out of the heron, and the heron’s crown feathers stood up on end! I captured a series of photos of the interaction, but the heron appeared a tiny bit blurred in some of the photos, because he was running from fear. I’m not sure if the egret wanted the heron’s fishing spot, but I have seen these egrets get aggressive with each other. Drama in the life of a wading bird! And so early in the morning!  It was fun to witness and capture these  images.

“Yikes! I’m out of here!,” the Tricolor Heron seems to cry, as his crown feathers stood up straight.