Here's the last of the bird photos I took a week or two ago.

This one was fun and interesting.  The heron started out out relaxing under some trees by the shoreline, which put it somwhat close but also somewhat blocked by leaves and such.  After a while, it slowsly started wading a bit further out into the lake, which vastly improved the photo potential (and made me happy I had stayed around long enough).  A short time looking sideways at the water and BAM!  In goes the head and out it comes with a small fish.

Some days patience pays off, both for you and the subject.

Great Blue Heron with fish

This is probably the best shot I've ever made of a crow.  Not just because it is flying (which certainly makes it fun), but because it is sharp enough that you can see the feathers.  This is generally a problem with anything that is black; trying to get detail out of a black field.

Flying Crow

I was out at Lake Calhoun just over a week ago, enjoying the weather and hoping to catch part of the winter bird migration.  Here's one shot from that day.  It is an American Coot (I LOVE that name) having a salad for dinner.

American Coot