Great Blue Heron (Great and Snowy Egret): Kennebunk, Maine, USA. July 2026 — I have gotten out early the past few days to stay ahead of the heat and air quality warnings. I found my first “pod” of waders along the marsh trail. I have seen solitary birds for the past month or more, but this was the first gathering in the same feeding pool of any number of birds. There were, when I first saw them, 2 Great Blue Herons, 2 Great Egrets, and numerous Snowy Egrets. Not a big group by Florida standards, but nice to see in southern Maine. I pulled out my folding stool and sat at the edge of the marsh and watched them feed and interact for a half hour. This is, of course, a photo of the Great Blue Heron, but I could not resist leaving the Great Egret and Snowy Egret in there for company 🙂 Sony a6700. Sigma 16-300 Contemporary at about 600mm equivalent field of view crop. Program with birds and wildlife modifications. Processed in Photomator.