Don’t Forget to Look Up
Don’t Forget to Look Up, well I went for a walk to my favorite little lake here and they have a dock over the water and some benches to sit on. I walked up to the benches and sat down one early morning. I was enjoying the view in front of me and then I looked up and to my surprise, right above me stood this beautiful Egret bird, as quiet as it could be.
I slowly raised my camera up to photograph this bird high above me. Then it flew off, what a fun surprise this was. Sometimes I focus to much on what is right in front of me and I miss the beauty that surrounds me from above looking down at me.
Don’t Forget to Look Up
41 Replies to “Don’t Forget to Look Up”
So well said! And so beautifully illustrated with these wonderful photos!!
Thank you very much 😊
Excellent advice and amazing pictures. Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving Beth. 😊
Stupendo!
Se si sa guardare la natura offre molto.
Thank you 🙂
Wow – good thing you looked up. It is both statuesque and the angle you shot the photo shows that long neck and especially long and slender beak.
I did not even see it there until I was already sitting on the bench. It stood there as I walked up and did not move. Amazing birds. 🙂
Yes, that’s amazing. I guess it figured you weren’t a threat since it was up high in a tree. One time I saw a heron in a tree – not a common occurrence as they are usually in the water fishing or perched in a tree. So I saw it up high, and was trying to get a picture of it while standing in the middle of the perimeter path. Finally I got a shot, turned around and a police SUV was there waiting for me to move. I have no idea how long he was there and afterward, when I saw him, I was shocked. He just laughed – he knew I didn’t see him, even knew it before I turned around and had a shocked look on my face.
Great pictures
It’s very true. we should always look up in nature. Your shots are beautiful
Thank you very much 😊
Yes, we should always look up in nature. We should always look up in our spiritual life too! Good advice.
Thank you Mary 🙂
What a beautiful shot of this bird!
Thank you 🙂
You’re welcome!
Such great shots of this beautiful bird!🌟
Thank you very much 🙂
Nice post love it
Thank you Jake 🙂
welcome 🙂
Indeed, looking up can be very rewarding for bird watching and I think especially in trees. This bird looks quite at home and it is so good to get such beautiful blue skies in the background too.
Thank you, yes, it was such a pretty morning. 🙂
Wonderful photos. Thanks, Sandra. Have a great day
You also Francine, thank you 😊
Beautiful!
Thank you 🙂
The last pic is so funny. 🙂 The birds has one leg up as if it was amazed by the view.
Makes one wonder how the other leg stays so straight. They can stand like that for a long time.
The photographs are so lively!
Thank you very much, these birds are so pretty. 🙂
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That is absolutely the truth although you will not often see a heron sitting in a tree, at least not in my experience. I also regularly look up in the hope of spotting an owl one day. So far without success….
I know Rudi, I have yet to photograph an owl. I never see them but hear them occasionally.
Beautiful Sandra ! So true there is so much we miss, even in a mindful moment, but birding helps us become more mindful and present in the moment, to hopefully catch what could otherwise be unwittingly missed. We are surrounded by beauty. 🙂
Yes, some times I end up tripping on the trail because I am looking around so much. 🙂
Great captures & stunning bird.
Thank you Cindy, they are such a beautiful bird with all those white feathers. 🙂
What a great encounter and reminder. With the big glass I tend to only look straight out and probably missing a bunch of stealthy birds right above me. That last shot is very stoic looking “Excuse me, do you happen to have any Grey Poupon?”
Yes, I am surprised that it stayed there as I walked up the dock and sat down. I raised the camera so slowly straight up once I saw it, knowing it would be taking off any minute and it did after the shutter went. They do look like royalty standing there on one leg looking down at us. 😊