I always love watching the young Great Blue Herons practice their in-flight navigation skills, and this handsome fellow at Merritt Island NWR was no exception.
The Great Blue Heron gazed up at a little tree island, as if to gauge its height in preparation for a landing.
All of a sudden, the GBH lifted up and spread his wings, heading straight for the trees . . . ‘photo-bombing’ a Reddish Egret on the way by !
Not quite there yet, he missed the mark by a branch or two 😉
Ahhh, now he scrambled up and found a roosting spot – at least for a few minutes, till he took off again.
Birder's Journey 
What a show he put on! Terrific shots.
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Thanks so much, Belinda!
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Awesome shots!
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I really appreciate your visit, TZ – thanks!
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It’s so fun watching the young ones learn!
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Especially when they’re as active as this one was that day!
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Beautiful shots Carol! 🙂
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Thanks, HJ. Have a beautiful week!
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And such a beautiful bird in flight. You can’t ignore a Great Blue. Sweet post! 📸
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They’re so majestic – can’t walk by a GBH, no matter what he’s doing 😀
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What a cool action sequence. Love the shots and the commentary too.
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This Great Blue was the epitome of an action sequence! :). Thanks for your visit and comments, Mike.
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Terrific series, BJ — thanks for taking us there to see this rambunctious young GBH.
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Thanks for coming along, Jet! Rambunctious is a great way to describe this active young GBH.
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That’s a nice sequence.
On the Pacific coast two months ago I was surprised that a bird of this species let me get to within about a dozen feet of it. You know a lot about these birds; do you think the fact that I was downhill from it made it feel less threatened?
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What a good question – I don’t really know. But I can say that the Great Blues and other wading birds in our wetland preserves that have a lot of ‘people traffic’ are much less skittish than the ones we see in the more wide-open refuges with fewer human visitors.
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