The Tri-colored Heron, of all the birds I’ve met, reminds me of Dinosaurs. I was shocked when I saw my first one in Brooklyn. My older bird guides tell me that they come no further north than the Carolina’s - I should have looked at my more modern books… 
when God created everything out of clay he hurried up a bit and therefore some animals look like each other
I have books on Dinosaurs, in which creatures are depicted that look Exactly like the last photograph in my series. Well, it’s been proven that birds ARE the direct decendants of dinosaurs, and this particular photograph reminds me of that every time I take a look at it.
Dave
Fantastic photos. There are only grey herons round about here (in the UK). Did you take the photos yourself?
As to dinosaurs, every since I saw Jurassic Park and velociraptors, the blackbirds that visit my garden have taken on a whole new sinister presence!
I’m not familiar with north american birds to make a request about what to see next. How about your favourite (or next favourite) bird?
Yes, I have delusions of someday making a living as a wildlife photographer/writer.
I dunno, there are some VERY strange birds that live in Brooklyn. Maybe I’ll simply post shots of them, even though they are not related to each other. Oystercatchers, Skimmers, Rails, Ibis’s, all look like they belong in the Amazon, yet are happily living in Brooklyn.
Or would you like to see Blackbirds?
Dave
Superb photos! Crisp, sharp, nicely framed. Thank you!
You say you want to make it as a wildlife photographer/writer. Have you had work published so far? (For a while I was part-time professional landscape photographer running my own business so I know how competitive the market might be.)
I take it that is a north american blackbird. Ours in the UK (maybe Europe too but I don’t know) are all black with yellow beaks on the male. The female is dark brown. For the last couple of years there has been a family of blackbirds in the garden with a very bold male. He feeds (on grapes especially) out of the hand and is at the door every morning for a hand fed grape. It’s getting to the stage that if I go outside without any food he dive-bombs me - never hitting me - just to remind me he wants food. In his endless search for grapes he comes into the house if I leave the door open.
I’d like to see oystercatcher photos if you have some and maybe rails?
Thanks.
I’ve written two books, neither published. I do however do some photography galleries…
Yes, this little guy is called the Red Winged Black Bird. We also have other species which might very well be identical to the European ones.
Ok, I’ll do a Mic. series, with the Oystercatcher (my all time favorite bird) as the first in the series.
Thanks for your kind remarks!
Dave
On-line galleries open to the public? If so, I’d be interested in seeing them if you would be willing to send their address.
What are your books about? Birds from a particular area or a more general guide or something else?
I do shows, where from time to time people stupidly pay me money for 16x20 prints. Imagine making a living this way? Well, I get a few thousand a year - not enough to pay for the electrons…
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I wrote a field guide of the birds that live on one linear mile of beach and marsh in Brooklyn. 150 photographs and a dozen poems mixed into the text. It’s all done in the middle of winter, when people think the world has come to a pause. In fact, that’s what it’s called - One Winter on a Brooklyn Beach.
Another book is a fantasy about people and wildlife - speculations about human nature, the nature of wild creatures, mixed in with actual observations.
The first book was looked at quite seriously by publishers, the second was only enjoyed by my friends - 
Dave