We took another trip to the C&O Canal today after stopping at Mary’s indigo dyeing event today. We parked at the end of Tschiffley Mill Road, on the west bank of Seneca Creek where it empties into the Potomac River. From there we walked a little ways behind the turning basin but decided we’d do better on the tow path. We saw three different types of heron. We saw both immature and adult black-crowned night herons (Nycticorax nycticorax), at least two green herons (Butorides virescens), and at least two great blue herons (Ardea herodias), including this one on a log along with a painted turtle (Chrysemys picta). Once again, this was taken with my new telephoto lens, zoomed out to 600mm (which with an APS-C sensor, makes this the equivalent of a 960mm lens with 35mm film).
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
Posted under Creatures and tagged with Ardea, Ardea herodias, Birds, CandO Canal, Chrysemys, Chrysemys picta, Great Blue Heron, Heron, Painted Turtle, Turtle
Comments Off on Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
Comments Off on Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
Sunday, June 26, 2022, Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
#ardea #ardeaherodias #birds #candocanal #chrysemys #chrysemyspicta #greatblueheron #heron #paintedturtle #turtle
See link to my blog in my bio, where there is more detail about each photo.
#ardea #ardeaherodias #birds #candocanal #chrysemys #chrysemyspicta #greatblueheron #heron #paintedturtle #turtle
See link to my blog in my bio, where there is more detail about each photo.