Heron Friends

 A blue heron has accepted me as a friend.  We hung out together for more than an hour each time we met.  One day the tall fellow kept posing for my photo shots.  Finally I had to quit because of being summoned by the boss at home.

The green heron chicks are turning into young adults.  Their baby hair is being replaced by beautiful feathers.  As I watched them, they tested their wings by flapping up and down.  Before flying away, they took turns to let me take passport pictures for them.  Like kids, they sometimes make funny faces.  The mom was watching from the central island, looking relaxed and fulfilled.

On the other side of the pond, near the meadow area, a young green heron from another family likes coming close to the shore, not only looking for food but also showing off at me how flexible its body can be.  I was curious whether green herons have their versions of yoga lessons.