Great Blue Heron

[Bo Zarts]

Caddo Lake - Uncertain, Texas
©2026 Bo Zarts Studio

[3Hotdogs]

1. --- remarkable plumage. When they are on land, they come up to about 5 ft.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. Wonderful capture and thanks for sharing it, my dear Bo! This bird has something to say!

[Ilsa]

3. So beautiful! This is one of the most colorful GBH I've

ever seen. Thank you for posting it.

[byronius]

4. Gorgeous.

[LoisB]

5. Magnificent photograph.

[summer_in_TX]

6. Gorgeous, Bo Zarts!

We visited Caddo Lake last year and spent some time in Uncertain, Texas, took a boat tour of the lake, and learned how it was formed. Such an unusual history.

[Skittles]

7. OOH I had one of those fly by me into a creek here in Texas (to snag a fish)

He flew very fast and very low........I live in a metroplex and had literally never seen one before.....they are very tall! Also, EVERY BIRD IN EVERY TREE lining the creek departed en masse, VERY LOUDLY, so I figured that dude must be a threat to them

[stopdiggin]

8. stunning detail. this one deserves some awards. - - - - - - - -(nt)-

[calimary]

9. Handsome as can be! Absolutely breathtaking!

GORGEOUS plumage!

[Grumpy Old Guy]

10. Great shot!

I never get tired of egrets and herons. They are amazing creatures.

[hay rick]

11. I also took a snap of a Great Blue Heron today!

I went for a walk at a local seaside park and took this from 10 feet away. He seemed unperturbed by the local pedestrian traffic. Yesterday I got my first picture of an alligator at another local park but the alligator was almost totally obscured by a combination of greater distance and the natural camouflage of rippling reflections of vegetation surrounding the stream.