{"id":120400,"date":"2024-02-03T04:03:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-03T11:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=120400"},"modified":"2024-02-03T05:49:51","modified_gmt":"2024-02-03T12:49:51","slug":"great-blue-heron-and-reflection-on-the-bear-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2024\/02\/03\/great-blue-heron-and-reflection-on-the-bear-river\/","title":{"rendered":"Great Blue Heron And Reflection On The Bear River"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today, I’m sharing a simple Great Blue Heron photo I took late last month at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge<\/span><\/a>. I liked the heron’s reflection on the Bear River.<\/p>\n

\",Adult Great Blue Heron and reflection on the Bear River \u2013 Nikon D500, f10, 1\/1600, ISO 1000, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

I saw several Great Blue and Black-crowned Night Herons while I was on the auto tour loop. Those herons were way too skittish to photograph. They all took off before I could even get them in my viewfinder.<\/p>\n

I had just left the auto tour loop when I spotted this Great Blue Heron on the Bear River. Of course, I stopped to take photos, and this heron was very cooperative. The river was flowing slowly, which made for great reflections.<\/p>\n

The heron wasn’t hunting for breakfast; it simply seemed to be enjoying the warmth of the morning sun. The sun felt marvelous and warm to me as well.<\/p>\n

Even though I only took a few bird photos on that trip to the refuge, it was well worth my time to visit. I also enjoyed my drive up to the refuge.<\/p>\n

I leave home when it is dark, and as I head north, the sky gets lighter and lighter as I drive. With my coffee in my gorgeous dragonfly travel mug, given to me by my best friend, Patty, and the music turned up loud, I can’t help but feel happy.<\/p>\n

Once I left the interstate, the views I saw of the marshes, wetlands, and mountains were spectacular. It was a visual feast for my eyes.<\/p>\n

More importantly, for me anyway, I found the refuge I was seeking<\/span><\/a>. The birds I photographed were the icing on my cake.<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my Great Blue Heron photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today, I’m sharing a simple Great Blue Heron photo I took late last month at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge. I liked the heron’s reflection on the Bear River.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":120406,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[124,27,1148,166,26],"tags":[4117,4529,3987,627,626,4094,2504,5558,6329,4470,313,3996,4095,373],"class_list":["post-120400","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bear-river-migratory-bird-refuge","category-avian","category-box-elder-county-utah","category-great-blue-herons","category-utah","tag-ardea-herodias","tag-bear-river","tag-great-blue-heron","tag-heron","tag-herons","tag-marsh","tag-reflection","tag-river","tag-riverbank","tag-rocks","tag-wading-birds","tag-water","tag-wetlands","tag-winter"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t