I wasn’t expecting Mr. pT. (Great Blue Heron Pterodactyl) at the beginning of our walk. I had my ISO set at 400, which is a little slow against dark trees at sunset. It’s one thing not to expect the Mr. pT., which I should know better, since I see him almost every night. But I really wasn’t expecting to see Ms pT., so imagine my surprise and excitement when Mr. pT. swooped down and flushed Ms pT. out of the clearwater ditch to do a pterodactyl tango on their way over the bosque to the rio Grande. Part of the challenge is to see if you can find Mr. pT. against the tangle of bare cottonwood branches in the first six photos; and then see if you can find Mr. pT. and Ms pT. in the 7th photo and the last photo.
Off Center & Not Even 
What a fascinating series! I haven’t found Mr in all the images, but I’ll go back and look more. The pair capture is great. Sooner or later you will publish some of your amazing images as a book, “Life on the Bosque.” I cannot imagine that anyone has spent more time with a camera in the bosque than you have.
Hi Susan. I probably should publish a book. David Muench just published a new book on the Sandias.
Your archive of images can outdo anyone’s!
I do have quite an archive, that’s for sure. Thanks, Susan!
I would write a book, Tim. Your photos are beautiful and you see so much interesting wildlife.
Thanks, Lavinia. Maybe one of these days.
Splendid photos! Thanks for sharing!
The Pterodactyl is well visible on the photos, good work 🙂
Thanks, Harry!
Wow, amazing, and they are really blue. Fantastic!
They are very blue. Thanks, Resa.
Wow so you take your camera on your walks? What a great idea. Then you would be ready. I’m always forgetting to bring my camera. I need to start doing that more too. It’s dark by the time I get home so when the days start getting longer it will be nice! 🙂
Hi Michelle. I rarely go out to the bosque and river without one of two cameras on me. It’s usually after sunset and pretty dark when I do owl and beaver photos. Sometimes I can get the herons before the sun goes down.
That is very smart of you. I just got mine out today to take some photos. I need to do more of that. I love that you do this.
A stroll through Jurassic park.
Thanks, Teri!