Heron

I have just posted a picture of a white faced heron. Our winter has been unusually wet. I realise some of you will find this ridiculous, but we aren't used to torrents of rain , icy cold wind and wet, wet, wet. Thankfully we have had a break and it has been sunny and around 20 degrees. A couple of weeks back it was just pouring. All day, all night. Day in and day out. We were getting ducks everywhere whcih was really cute, but one morning I got up and was struck by this bright yellow. Then I just goggled. My neighbour's roof is lower than mine and strutting along it was this amazing water bird with bright yellow legs. Buttercup yellow. Sunflower yellow. It was amazing. I knew I had no time to get the camera . I watched it strut to the end of the gable and then...with such grace , its beautiful grey wings took it away. A white faced heron. In suburbia. Though this suburb is 5 mins from the beach and 10 mins from the hills. I love living here. Full of surprises!