Morning Flight
The Old Villageâs resident Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias, takes flight, moving over the marsh from shadow to light, surveying its territory. For years I have watched and photographed this particular Great Blue Heron that lives in the marsh off Mount Pleasantâs Old Village. On this particular morning as I was photographing it, the heron flew through close to where I was sitting on a retainer wall passing from shadow into the bright morning sunlight. This image catches the heron as itâs beak and head emerge into the light. Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, United States. June 2025 32°46'13.8" N 79°51'43.9" W