A heron show on the lake.

Two herons stood on the rocks in the water, one at the left and one at the right. They were Grey Herons (Ardea cineria) and the one at the left is a female, while the male stood at the right hand in the shot above.

Now there is some humour in here, and maybe also a lesson for partners. When the two herons sat so far apart, my imagination fired up to tell you a picture story of the situation that I saw in a married couple decades ago. I once knew a guy that was very timid, and his wife never stopped fighting with him. He would walk into a pub and after every drink that he took he became braver. So brave that he stayed in the pub until its late-night closing.

Then he would weave his way home, and that's when the war started, as he was supposed to only go to the pub for one beer. At least, that's what he told his wife. The next morning, he was the same timid guy, and he came to ask us if he behaved himself in the pub last night. Of course, we told him one time that he was in trouble as he danced naked on the bar counter, and we had to carry him home naked through the streets. Not true :) Let's have a look at the herons.

At first, I will show you the female heron at the left, and behind her you can see many bird species, including flamingos. I have posted the flamingos before in my blog.

And now, let's have a look at the male heron.

A cormorant started to shout at the female, hey, he said, why don't you go and sit with your husband. I am sure that you punished him enough for his late night out at the Olebird's pub.

And sure enough, the female flew over to land on the rocks where her husband was sitting, but not too close to him. (He was watching her).

She fluffed her feathers to show him that she still had an attitude, and he snapped his head back to look in front of him.

The two cormorants between them, expected to see an argument, but now the female calmed down, and all was well again. That's how I left it.

Just a funny story, and I hope that you don't mind a bit of humor medicine :) The mud packed onto my shoes and it felt like I had feet of clay when I took the shots, as the water level of the lake was very low. Bare patches of almost dry lakebed stretched far and wide, and I had to walk over them to get an ideal spot in order to take the shots. It's like walking on a mine field in fear of tramping in a hole covered with mud.

But at times, one has to do what it takes if the conditions warrant it. So, I am not moaning as I have been in many worse situations before, at times all for just taking one shot at a bird. But I have to say that I enjoy it, as we love nature, and as long as I can, I will just continue to uncover the wonders in nature. Winter is fast approaching and many bird species will take off to warmer countries up north. Not a worry as we have many local species that stay here. Such is life.

Photos by Zac Smith. All-rights-reserved.

Camera: Canon PowershotSX70HS Bridge camera.

Until the next time, cheers!