This blue heron regularly visits the shoreline near my home. When it flew in today I thought I’d try and get a closeup shot. By the time I had my camera ready, the little devil had found a secluded spot behind some alders along the shore. I managed to sneak down to within 10 metres of him without scaring him off. After he got over his nervousness at my presence he just stood there and groomed himself and basked in the sun. I waited quite a while, but he wouldn’t wander away from his sheltered spot. This was one of the few shots I got that wasn’t totally obscured by the alders.