You’ve already seen heron pictures and you’ll see more — oh, you’ll see more, even from this particular session. I love when herons look right in the camera’s direction (or very close, like here) because, honestly, they end up looking like a Gary Larson character. Googly eyes, a goofy little beak, a vacant expression.

This winter day, it was out for a stroll on the ice, and something to my left caught its attention. These birds look graceful in flight, but they sure look silly just standing there staring at something.

December 26, 2019. Cropped from a larger image. Nikon D7100 (DX sensor), Tamron 100–400mm lens at 400mm (35mm equivalent: 600mm), f/6.7, 1/350, ISO 1,600.