I decided to head out to Great Falls National Park, Maryland this morning in hopes of photographing some more Great Blue Herons and landscapes. The weather forecast was for completely clear skies, and the weathermen followed through this time. The cloudless, blue sky provided no drama or color for the landscape, so I decided to turn my attention to the herons. There was only one problem … only one juvenile Great Blue Heron was hanging around in the rapids. I’ll try heading back sometime soon to see if the herons are there, but I have a feeling that they have moved on for the year. I think the reason that they congregate in such great numbers is that there is a heron rookery on a nearby island in the Potomac River. Now that the nesting season is over, all of the herons have split up to fish in their own separate, less competitive areas.

Despite the fact that there was only one heron at Great Falls this morning, I lucked out and got one image that I consider worth posting, or at least interesting. While the light was still very low, he flew by me and I was able to take an abstract pan blur image of him in flight. Mid-summer sure provides slim pickings for photography in Virginia!

Abstract Pan Blur of a Juvenile Great Blue Heron in Flight, Great Falls National Park, Maryland, Virginia, MD, VA, United States.

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