A Great Blue Heron, the Moon and Towan

It's been far too long since I posted anything here! It was a busy albatross cam season followed by recovery from albatross cam season. I'm starting to get my balance back.Here are a few nifty non-albatross images from the last few months.First I'd like to share the amazing great blue heron that posed for me at the park in May. I was just about to pack up and leave when this incredible bird showed up and spread his (her?) wings. What a thrill! He showed off a drop wing pose that I like to think of as "the satellite dish." On to a completely different subject: the moon. I recently amused myself by trying to take a series of photos of the moon. It offers different challenges than birds. I enjoyed the change of pace!  Last but certainly not least, I'm working on a scratchboard portrait of Towan, one of Woodland Park Zoo's resident orangutans. He has wondrous eyes. This is a detail of the portrait in progress. The finished piece will be 8 x 10 inches and will show him looking out from under a burlap blanket.I hope you enjoyed this little update. Thank you for taking a look!