Autumn boat drive in Lohjanjärvi was successful as we found juvenile Grey Heron standing on the shore of an island. It was like a statue and lurked motionlessly in ambush waiting for a fish or some small aquatic animals to pass within reach. Or may be it just enjoyed the autumn sunshine.
I assume we got too close to the bird as the Grey Heron decided to take off.
Autumn boat drive
Mid of September we had Aila storm in Western coast and middle of the Finland. On a Finnish scale the storm was heavy: trees fell, roofs were torn off, and households were without electricity for a day or two. Here and there the storm torn leafs and large branches off the trees as happened also in my plot. It was dangerous to be outside.
In my opinion the storm effected also autumn colors as it torn so many leafs off the trees. This autumn we had mostly yellow trees, dark red were not seen.
I was lucky to get some photos of the autumn colors during our boat trip in Lohjanjärvi mid of October. Now the trees are leafless and we had first snow in the South Finland yesterday. I am waiting for white winter, hopefully we will have it this year.
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Minna from Finland 😁
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Rather rough water. Great photos, though, especially of the heron. 🙂
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Thank you Lynette 🙂 First time I met juvenile Great Heron!
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A nice series on the heron, especially with the autumn-colored beach environment.
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Thank you Hans! I was lucky to meet the heron. We have some couple living in Lohjanjärvi, so this might be their kid 🙂
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Hello.
Great post! I love your video especially. Thank you.
Happy weekend!
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Hello Matti, thank you! It is again quite windy, but not storm as mid of September. Happy weekend!
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It’s still very pretty and I like the water pictures, especially the reflections.
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Thank you Carolyn!
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I really like the heron series. I know what you mean about storms affecting the leaf colours. Too much rain and wind and Autumn isn’t as bright.
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Thank you so much Magickmermaid! It has been so windy and rainy all autumn 😑 and couple of storms
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Great captures Minna! I like the pose in the second heron shot best. Another favorite is the autumn island landscape.
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Thank you Denise! I was so lucky to meet the heron, usually they are hiding in high grass. This young one sunbathing and easy to photograph as it didn’t move. I also like the island photo😊
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Nice series of photos Minna, I especially love the photo of the golden coloured trees on the little island and the rocks in front of them, beautiful shot.
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Thank you Sue! That is my favorite as well 😊
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Simply lovely captures, Minna!
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Thank you Donna! My first heron photos 😊
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💃🤗💃🤗💃
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I am amazed with the last picture, looks like a calendar photograph! Aren’t you tempted to frame some of your beautiful photographs?
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Thank you Deeksha! Nice that you like it. I have been thinking of framing some of my photos, but so far I have only posted them in my blog!
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I think you can keep one whole wall for your picture frames only as the collection will keep growing 😊
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