See notes below-- I've had some -really- good Green Heron pictures 
this week, and probably some of the nicest loon pictures I've ever 
taken, despite the poor light.  A note-- in the green heron feeding 
pictures:

	URL: http://juliesmagiclightshow.com/?pic=2043
	URL: http://juliesmagiclightshow.com/?pic=2042

I'm not sure exactly what the bird is feeding on; I was surprised to 
see that it was something with legs-- Cyndi suggested it might be a 
dragonfly larva, which makes sense to me.

It just got me thinking about how little I know about what waterbirds 
eat.  I've seen a green heron eat a small fish before, but I'd always 
just assumed they eat fish like Great Blues, but I've also seen great 
blues eat smaller non-fish things.

I just thought that was interesting that I was so surprised by what a 
Green Heron would eat, after all this time I've spent watching them.

My one other note is that I've set up a rating system on the web site 
so anyone who wants to can give a picture a rating (1-5 stars).  I 
love to get feedback from people as to which pictures are the best, 
so please feel free to make ratings as you look at the pictures.

Okay, on to the photos:
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SUN, AUG 12, 2007
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I was just putting my camera away when a pair of Northern Cardinals 
stopped off overhead.  I grabbed a few quick pictures and this was 
the best [Sun, Aug 12, 2007]

URL: http://juliesmagiclightshow.com/?pic=2045

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Green heron in profile [Sun, Aug 12, 2007, Allen Brothers Marsh, 
Westminster, VT]

URL: http://juliesmagiclightshow.com/?pic=2044

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Green heron, with mystery breakfast. [Sun, Aug 12, 2007, Allen 
Brothers Marsh, Westminster, VT]

URL: http://juliesmagiclightshow.com/?pic=2043

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I'm not sure what this green heron is feeding on; I was surprised to 
see something that looked insectoid; I had just assumed it would be a 
worm of some sort. [Sun, Aug 12, 2007, Allen Brothers Marsh, 
Westminster, VT]

URL: http://juliesmagiclightshow.com/?pic=2042

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SAT, AUG 11, 2007
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Common loons. [Sat, Aug 11, 2007, Long Pond, Benton, NH]

URL: http://juliesmagiclightshow.com/?pic=2040

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Common loons. [Sat, Aug 11, 2007, Long Pond, Benton, NH]

URL: http://juliesmagiclightshow.com/?pic=2039

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This pair of common loons was just hanging out quietly and feeding on 
the lake.  They gave us lots of opportunities to photograph which was 
nice, because the light at the time was rather poor. [Sat, Aug 11, 
2007, Long Pond, Benton, NH]

URL: http://juliesmagiclightshow.com/?pic=2038

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Common raven, coming in for a landing. [Sat, Aug 11, 2007, Cannon Mountain, NH]

URL: http://juliesmagiclightshow.com/?pic=2037

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FRI, AUG 10, 2007
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Great blue heron, with fish. [Fri, Aug 10, 2007, Allen Brothers 
Marsh, Westminster, VT]

URL: http://juliesmagiclightshow.com/?pic=2036

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Great blue heron, near the side of the road. [Fri, Aug 10, 2007, 
Allen Brothers Marsh, Westminster, VT]

URL: http://juliesmagiclightshow.com/?pic=2035

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THU, AUG 9, 2007
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Downy woodpecker, digging deep into the suet. [Thu, Aug 9, 2007]

URL: http://juliesmagiclightshow.com/?pic=2034

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Juvenile Great Blue Heron, still not clear on the concept that it's a 
bad idea to stand in the middle of the road. [Thu, Aug 9, 2007, Allen 
Brothers Marsh, Westminster, VT]

URL: http://juliesmagiclightshow.com/?pic=2032

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Eastern Kingbird, with lunch. [Thu, Aug 9, 2007, Allen Brothers 
Marsh, Westminster, VT]

URL: http://juliesmagiclightshow.com/?pic=2031

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WED, AUG 8, 2007
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Green heron, with tongue extended. [Wed, Aug 8, 2007, Allen Brothers 
Marsh, Westminster, VT]

URL: http://juliesmagiclightshow.com/?pic=2029

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I have taken lots of pictures of green herons as of late, but I'm 
particularly happy with this shot-- I never seem to get good pictures 
of the birds in flight, but this shot of the bird landing in the 
water was a real treat for me. [Wed, Aug 8, 2007, Allen Brothers 
Marsh, Westminster, VT]

URL: http://juliesmagiclightshow.com/?pic=2028

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