Description

A juvenile Great Blue Heron perches on a fallen log in a wetland area of forest along Oregon’s Salmon River at Wildwood Recreation Site. My husband spotted this guy sitting motionless above a stream hunting for small fish as we walked the wetlands boardwalk trail with our two chihuahuas. I set up my gear quickly and very quietly as my husband took the dogs onward. Thankfully the bird stuck around for a few moments and I was able to capture this image. Within minutes the rain starting coming down and I had to pack up my gear and head quickly back to the car.