In May, 2008, I spent a weekend in Ontario, Canada visiting friends and took pictures at two scenic spots - the Scarborough Bluffs and the Toogood Pond. It was nice weather for both days after a cool and rainy week.
Primarily formed by erosion of the packed clay soil, the Scarborough Bluffs (photo #1-17) are unique and breathtaking. Thank God there was no strong wind, just breeze. No bluffing, I was standing on the steep cliff looking for the best angle.
Toogood Pond is just like an average pond in a residential area, but I happened to capture a few shots of the inhabitants there, including a Too Bad Heron - a killer on the pond. It was sneaky and very vicious. The first time when I saw it, I thought it was a statue on a rock, for it did not make the slightest move for minutes. Perhaps there was no fish nearby, it suddenly spread its wide wings and flew to another area. Then I ran in the same direction to take these shots (#28-36). Later that day when I met my friends for dinner, one of them told me it was the same kind of heron that snatched 3 of his expensive and innocent Japanese kois from the pond in his garden. It sure knew how to fly back there. I might have photographed the same murderer.
Scarborough Bluffs and Toogood Pond are indeed beautiful through your lens. Your excellent shots on the heron are very interesting.
Danny
02-Jun-2008 15:52
Herons are indeed very mean looking. Anthony was at my house yesterday and he also expressed fear of his koi snatched by hawks and other predators. You got some great shots of the Heron with a fish in its mouth. The ones with the turtle are cute also. It must take a lot of patience to be wild life photographer. The shots with the geese and their reflections from the water are very nice. Good work overall.