Old Woman Creek.....

While we were in Huron, Ohio we looked up a nature place called Old Woman Creek.  It is a fresh water estuary.  We hiked a half mile trail that took us back by the water where egrets and heron were fishing.

I never seem to get good photos of egrets.  Their whiteness seems to confuse my camera (or more aptly the photographer using it :-)

I am including this photo for Becky who loves trains.  The railroad tracks run right behind the water area and you can watch birds and trains at the same time :-)  I know how you would love that!

I was enjoying the reflections that the birds made on the water....so symmetrical looking and clear.

The bent neck pose, ready to strike.

He got some small thing.  He was striking pretty regularly....must be lots of little goodies in there!

Some big "goodies", too.  This large snake went zipping across the top of the water towards where the birds were, to get away from our presence.

The heron didn't seem to be catching stuff as regularly as the egret, but he is a little easier to photograph.

Waiting....it's all about patience and speed.

Just a log making a "bridge".

The trail led back through some woods and we saw a Brown Thrasher with a nest, but I couldn't get in a good position for any photos.  It was a nice easy walk.

There were a lot of nesting boxes on posts near the parking lot.  I saw a wren sitting on one singing his heart out.  This swallow liked the higher elevation he found here.

A nice place.  I wish I lived nearby and could explore it more fully and go there regularly.