Mother Nature

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

 

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