About a dozen mating pairs of Blue Herons set up nests on the James River in downtown Richmond. The male gathers twigs for the nest; then the female builds the nest with those twigs. (The photos are a little soft -- the range was pushing the length of the lens.) http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com/Nature/Heron-Rookery/P3120507-copy/265049833_eUeTq-Ti.jpg http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com/gallery/4502532_kS3i2/ 2008-04-14T11:39:54Z Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug <p><a href="http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com">MagnaRyder2</a><br />Olympus E-3, 50-200mm + EC14 Tele.</p><p><a href="http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com/Nature/Heron-Rookery/4502532_kS3i2#265049833_eUeTq" title="Olympus E-3, 50-200mm + EC14 Tele."><img src="http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com/Nature/Heron-Rookery/P3120507-copy/265049833_eUeTq-Th.jpg" width="150" height="115" alt="Olympus E-3, 50-200mm + EC14 Tele." title="Olympus E-3, 50-200mm + EC14 Tele." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-11T22:10:39Z MagnaRyder2 http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com/Nature/Heron-Rookery/P3120507-copy/265049833_eUeTq-Th.jpg 2008-03-12 07:12:40 <p><a href="http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com">MagnaRyder2</a><br />Oly E-3, Oly 50-200mm + EC14</p><p><a href="http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com/Nature/Heron-Rookery/4502532_kS3i2#265055278_hv9YT" title="Oly E-3, Oly 50-200mm + EC14"><img src="http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com/Nature/Heron-Rookery/P3120527-copy/265055278_hv9YT-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Oly E-3, Oly 50-200mm + EC14" title="Oly E-3, Oly 50-200mm + EC14" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-11T22:11:19Z MagnaRyder2 http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com/Nature/Heron-Rookery/P3120527-copy/265055278_hv9YT-Th.jpg 2008-03-12 07:15:00 <p><a href="http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com">MagnaRyder2</a><br />A neighborly chat by the water fountain. Oly E-3, Oly 50-200 +EC14</p><p><a href="http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com/Nature/Heron-Rookery/4502532_kS3i2#265054223_jreLJ" title="A neighborly chat by the water fountain. Oly E-3, Oly 50-200 +EC14"><img src="http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com/Nature/Heron-Rookery/P3120545-copy/265054223_jreLJ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="105" alt="A neighborly chat by the water fountain. Oly E-3, Oly 50-200 +EC14" title="A neighborly chat by the water fountain. Oly E-3, Oly 50-200 +EC14" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-11T22:12:43Z MagnaRyder2 http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com/Nature/Heron-Rookery/P3120545-copy/265054223_jreLJ-Th.jpg 2008-03-12 07:20:32 <p><a href="http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com">MagnaRyder2</a><br />Oly E-3, Oly 50-200 + EC14</p><p><a href="http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com/Nature/Heron-Rookery/4502532_kS3i2#265053307_uHFsx" title="Oly E-3, Oly 50-200 + EC14"><img src="http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com/Nature/Heron-Rookery/P3120577-copy/265053307_uHFsx-Th.jpg" width="150" height="108" alt="Oly E-3, Oly 50-200 + EC14" title="Oly E-3, Oly 50-200 + EC14" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-11T22:07:06Z MagnaRyder2 http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com/Nature/Heron-Rookery/P3120577-copy/265053307_uHFsx-Th.jpg 2008-03-12 07:27:19 <p><a href="http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com">MagnaRyder2</a><br />OLYMPUSE-3, Oly 50-200mm + EC14</p><p><a href="http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com/Nature/Heron-Rookery/4502532_kS3i2#265052776_jZUAw" title="OLYMPUSE-3, Oly 50-200mm + EC14"><img src="http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com/Nature/Heron-Rookery/P3120617-copy/265052776_jZUAw-Th.jpg" width="150" height="106" alt="OLYMPUSE-3, Oly 50-200mm + EC14" title="OLYMPUSE-3, Oly 50-200mm + EC14" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-11T22:09:29Z MagnaRyder2 http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com/Nature/Heron-Rookery/P3120617-copy/265052776_jZUAw-Th.jpg 2008-03-12 07:36:04 <p><a href="http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com">MagnaRyder2</a><br />Oly E-3, Oly 50-200 + EC1.4</p><p><a href="http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com/Nature/Heron-Rookery/4502532_kS3i2#265052437_3YEbY" title="Oly E-3, Oly 50-200 + EC1.4"><img src="http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com/Nature/Heron-Rookery/P3120645-copy/265052437_3YEbY-Th.jpg" width="150" height="99" alt="Oly E-3, Oly 50-200 + EC1.4" title="Oly E-3, Oly 50-200 + EC1.4" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-11T22:11:45Z MagnaRyder2 http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com/Nature/Heron-Rookery/P3120645-copy/265052437_3YEbY-Th.jpg 2008-03-12 07:42:46 <p><a href="http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com">MagnaRyder2</a><br />Oly E-3, Oly 50-200 + Oly EC-14</p><p><a href="http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com/Nature/Heron-Rookery/4502532_kS3i2#265051977_Cep6M" title="Oly E-3, Oly 50-200 + Oly EC-14"><img src="http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com/Nature/Heron-Rookery/P3120667-copy/265051977_Cep6M-Th.jpg" width="150" height="99" alt="Oly E-3, Oly 50-200 + Oly EC-14" title="Oly E-3, Oly 50-200 + Oly EC-14" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-11T22:10:56Z MagnaRyder2 http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com/Nature/Heron-Rookery/P3120667-copy/265051977_Cep6M-Th.jpg 2008-03-12 07:44:58 <p><a href="http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com">MagnaRyder2</a><br />Ospreys keep an active watch on the nests. Oly E-3, Oly 50-200mm + EC-14</p><p><a href="http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com/Nature/Heron-Rookery/4502532_kS3i2#265432977_w9hJ7" title="Ospreys keep an active watch on the nests. Oly E-3, Oly 50-200mm + EC-14"><img src="http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com/Nature/Heron-Rookery/P3120698-copy/265432977_w9hJ7-Th.jpg" width="150" height="88" alt="Ospreys keep an active watch on the nests. Oly E-3, Oly 50-200mm + EC-14" title="Ospreys keep an active watch on the nests. Oly E-3, Oly 50-200mm + EC-14" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-11T18:36:47Z MagnaRyder2 http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com/Nature/Heron-Rookery/P3120698-copy/265432977_w9hJ7-Th.jpg 2008-03-12 07:49:31 <p><a href="http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com">MagnaRyder2</a><br />Osprey waiting for a meal Oly E-3, Oly 50-200 + EC14</p><p><a href="http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com/Nature/Heron-Rookery/4502532_kS3i2#265435189_zJHka" title="Osprey waiting for a meal Oly E-3, Oly 50-200 + EC14"><img src="http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com/Nature/Heron-Rookery/P3120705-copy/265435189_zJHka-Th.jpg" width="150" height="115" alt="Osprey waiting for a meal Oly E-3, Oly 50-200 + EC14" title="Osprey waiting for a meal Oly E-3, Oly 50-200 + EC14" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-11T18:36:17Z MagnaRyder2 http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com/Nature/Heron-Rookery/P3120705-copy/265435189_zJHka-Th.jpg 2008-03-12 07:50:00 <p><a href="http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com">MagnaRyder2</a><br />Oly E-3, Oly 50-200 + EC14</p><p><a href="http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com/Nature/Heron-Rookery/4502532_kS3i2#265051299_PhQrR" title="Oly E-3, Oly 50-200 + EC14"><img src="http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com/Nature/Heron-Rookery/P3120728-copy/265051299_PhQrR-Th.jpg" width="150" height="91" alt="Oly E-3, Oly 50-200 + EC14" title="Oly E-3, Oly 50-200 + EC14" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-11T22:11:19Z MagnaRyder2 http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com/Nature/Heron-Rookery/P3120728-copy/265051299_PhQrR-Th.jpg 2008-03-12 07:53:15 <p><a href="http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com">MagnaRyder2</a><br />Oly E-3, Oly 50-200 + EC14</p><p><a href="http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com/Nature/Heron-Rookery/4502532_kS3i2#265051033_aTd6m" title="Oly E-3, Oly 50-200 + EC14"><img src="http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com/Nature/Heron-Rookery/P3120816-copy/265051033_aTd6m-Th.jpg" width="150" height="106" alt="Oly E-3, Oly 50-200 + EC14" title="Oly E-3, Oly 50-200 + EC14" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-11T22:12:09Z MagnaRyder2 http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com/Nature/Heron-Rookery/P3120816-copy/265051033_aTd6m-Th.jpg 2008-03-12 08:04:42 <p><a href="http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com">MagnaRyder2</a><br />Olympus E3, Oly 50-200mm + EC14</p><p><a href="http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com/Nature/Heron-Rookery/4502532_kS3i2#265050376_uqF65" title="Olympus E3, Oly 50-200mm + EC14"><img src="http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com/Nature/Heron-Rookery/P3120852-copy/265050376_uqF65-Th.jpg" width="150" height="88" alt="Olympus E3, Oly 50-200mm + EC14" title="Olympus E3, Oly 50-200mm + EC14" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-11T22:13:00Z MagnaRyder2 http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com/Nature/Heron-Rookery/P3120852-copy/265050376_uqF65-Th.jpg 2008-03-12 08:08:14 <p><a href="http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com">MagnaRyder2</a><br />Olympus E3, Sigma 50-500 + Oly EC14</p><p><a href="http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com/Nature/Heron-Rookery/4502532_kS3i2#265431631_yWA5o" title="Olympus E3, Sigma 50-500 + Oly EC14"><img src="http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com/Nature/Heron-Rookery/P3130915-copy/265431631_yWA5o-Th.jpg" width="150" height="118" alt="Olympus E3, Sigma 50-500 + Oly EC14" title="Olympus E3, Sigma 50-500 + Oly EC14" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-11T18:39:04Z MagnaRyder2 http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com/Nature/Heron-Rookery/P3130915-copy/265431631_yWA5o-Th.jpg 2008-03-13 10:28:53 <p><a href="http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com">MagnaRyder2</a><br />Olympus E-3, Sigma 50-500 + EC14</p><p><a href="http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com/Nature/Heron-Rookery/4502532_kS3i2#265467636_9Lu9w" title="Olympus E-3, Sigma 50-500 + EC14"><img src="http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com/Nature/Heron-Rookery/P3130933-copy/265467636_9Lu9w-Th.jpg" width="150" height="93" alt="Olympus E-3, Sigma 50-500 + EC14" title="Olympus E-3, Sigma 50-500 + EC14" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-11T18:15:45Z MagnaRyder2 http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com/Nature/Heron-Rookery/P3130933-copy/265467636_9Lu9w-Th.jpg 2008-03-13 10:31:28 <p><a href="http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com">MagnaRyder2</a><br />Visiting with the neighbors. Oly E-3, Sigma 50-500mm + Oly EC1.4</p><p><a href="http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com/Nature/Heron-Rookery/4502532_kS3i2#271834221_ixVaz" title="Visiting with the neighbors. Oly E-3, Sigma 50-500mm + Oly EC1.4"><img src="http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com/Nature/Heron-Rookery/P3281326-copy/271834221_ixVaz-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Visiting with the neighbors. Oly E-3, Sigma 50-500mm + Oly EC1.4" title="Visiting with the neighbors. Oly E-3, Sigma 50-500mm + Oly EC1.4" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-09T11:37:05Z MagnaRyder2 http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com/Nature/Heron-Rookery/P3281326-copy/271834221_ixVaz-Th.jpg 2008-03-28 10:50:32 <p><a href="http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com">MagnaRyder2</a><br />Resting before getting back to nest building. Oly E-3, Sigma 50-500mm + Oly EC1.4mm</p><p><a href="http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com/Nature/Heron-Rookery/4502532_kS3i2#271842263_e5Euy" title="Resting before getting back to nest building. Oly E-3, Sigma 50-500mm + Oly EC1.4mm"><img src="http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com/Nature/Heron-Rookery/P3281331-copy/271842263_e5Euy-Th.jpg" width="117" height="150" alt="Resting before getting back to nest building. Oly E-3, Sigma 50-500mm + Oly EC1.4mm" title="Resting before getting back to nest building. Oly E-3, Sigma 50-500mm + Oly EC1.4mm" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-09T11:30:31Z MagnaRyder2 http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com/Nature/Heron-Rookery/P3281331-copy/271842263_e5Euy-Th.jpg 2008-03-28 10:51:37 <p><a href="http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com">MagnaRyder2</a><br />He'd just pushed off to get airborne when I snapped this frame. Too bad it's got a soft focus. Oly E-3, Sigma 50-500mm + Oly EC1.4 extender.</p><p><a href="http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com/Nature/Heron-Rookery/4502532_kS3i2#271849894_3ycRH" title="He'd just pushed off to get airborne when I snapped this frame. Too bad it's got a soft focus. Oly E-3, Sigma 50-500mm + Oly EC1.4 extender."><img src="http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com/Nature/Heron-Rookery/P3281338-copy/271849894_3ycRH-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="He'd just pushed off to get airborne when I snapped this frame. Too bad it's got a soft focus. Oly E-3, Sigma 50-500mm + Oly EC1.4 extender." title="He'd just pushed off to get airborne when I snapped this frame. Too bad it's got a soft focus. Oly E-3, Sigma 50-500mm + Oly EC1.4 extender." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-09T11:27:09Z MagnaRyder2 http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com/Nature/Heron-Rookery/P3281338-copy/271849894_3ycRH-Th.jpg 2008-03-28 10:54:20 <p><a href="http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com">MagnaRyder2</a><br />OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA</p><p><a href="http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com/Nature/Heron-Rookery/4502532_kS3i2#279680176_oHgiq" title="OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA"><img src="http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com/Nature/Heron-Rookery/P4111728-copy/279680176_oHgiq-Th.jpg" width="98" height="150" alt="OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA" title="OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-05T06:57:36Z MagnaRyder2 http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com/Nature/Heron-Rookery/P4111728-copy/279680176_oHgiq-Th.jpg 2008-04-11 10:47:34 <p><a href="http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com">MagnaRyder2</a><br />OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA</p><p><a href="http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com/Nature/Heron-Rookery/4502532_kS3i2#279680595_4rosQ" title="OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA"><img src="http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com/Nature/Heron-Rookery/P4111747-copy/279680595_4rosQ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="109" alt="OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA" title="OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-05T06:57:44Z MagnaRyder2 http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com/Nature/Heron-Rookery/P4111747-copy/279680595_4rosQ-Th.jpg 2008-04-11 10:51:29 <p><a href="http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com">MagnaRyder2</a><br />Fishing. Oly E3, Sigma 50-500 + Oly EC1.4</p><p><a href="http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com/Nature/Heron-Rookery/4502532_kS3i2#278110618_QqTSe" title="Fishing. Oly E3, Sigma 50-500 + Oly EC1.4"><img src="http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com/Nature/Heron-Rookery/P4111797-copy/278110618_QqTSe-Th.jpg" width="150" height="110" alt="Fishing. Oly E3, Sigma 50-500 + Oly EC1.4" title="Fishing. Oly E3, Sigma 50-500 + Oly EC1.4" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-06T11:27:18Z MagnaRyder2 http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com/Nature/Heron-Rookery/P4111797-copy/278110618_QqTSe-Th.jpg 2008-04-11 11:10:33 <p><a href="http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com">MagnaRyder2</a><br />Oly E-3, Sigma 50-150 + Oly EC1.4</p><p><a href="http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com/Nature/Heron-Rookery/4502532_kS3i2#278118723_dq9Q9" title="Oly E-3, Sigma 50-150 + Oly EC1.4"><img src="http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com/Nature/Heron-Rookery/P4111800-copy/278118723_dq9Q9-Th.jpg" width="122" height="150" alt="Oly E-3, Sigma 50-150 + Oly EC1.4" title="Oly E-3, Sigma 50-150 + Oly EC1.4" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-06T11:18:25Z MagnaRyder2 http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com http://magnaryder2.smugmug.com/Nature/Heron-Rookery/P4111800-copy/278118723_dq9Q9-Th.jpg 2008-04-11 11:11:01