I will never forget the morning when visiting birder in Sharm el Sheikh told me that that morning she saw Purple Herons on the Golf course.
I was envious, I admit it. We visited that course quite often and I hadn’t seen them. Yet. I went there the next day and the day after, by myself. No luck.
Then, finally, I got to see my first Purple Heron. Fell in Love right away & managed to snap a quick photo 
A few days later one of these fine creatures appeared right where we lived. It was early morning and I didn’t want to spook him. I post the shot here anyway, because I love the memory of seeing him that morning
I saw some of these guys around for the time of migration, even in the nearby abandoned old Sewers (birds love it there).
But it took over 2 weeks to finally get lucky and get close enough for a precious shot that even my 18-200mm lens could manage 
As usual, to see the images larger, click on an image and then one of the arrows
Taken with a Nikon D300, Nikkor 18-200mm
in Sharm el Sheikh, South Sinai, Egypt, May 2009
Copyright by NicoleB Photography
Question: Is anyone of you folks over at Project Noah? I just discovered it this week and love it so far
Now, hop on over to my fellow Bird Lovers and take a peek at their world birds!
