Herons Huddle Atop Hummocks

Last week, bucking a swift morning tide, I took what may be my last paddle of the season to our great blue heron rookery along the May River near Bluffton, SC., where I’ve been making pictures all spring. The young birds there – who look like their parents with butch haircuts – were just learning to fly. Within a few weeks wind and rain will blow away their abandoned, spindly nests. (read more)