It was nearly dark by 4:30 today on my Byrne Creek ravine ramble in SE Burnaby, BC.

In my experience, most Great Blue Herons seem oblivious to humans, unless approached very closely, but this heron that regularly hangs out at the sediment pond in the Byrne Creek spawning habitat in Burnaby, BC, always flushes and squawks indignantly even when you’re dozens of meters away.

Though I know to expect it, it’s difficult to get a good shot because of the narrow approach and treeline, but today I finally got a good one.