ABOUT THE PHOTOGRAPH

I WAS PACKING MY GEAR INTO THE BACK OF MY VEHICLE WHEN I HEARD TWO YELLOW CROWNED NIGHT HERONS FLY OVERHEAD AND LAND IN THE MANGROVES JUST BEYOND WHERE I STOOD. I WAS NOT CERTAIN WHAT TYPE OF BIRDS I HAD JUST SEEN, BUT CAREFULLY WALKED TO THE SPOT WHERE THEY ENTERED THE MANGROVES. AFTER A MINUTE OF SEARCHING, I OBSERVED THEM PERCHED NEAR EACH OTHER A FEW FEET AWAY FROM ME. FORTUNATELY THEY REMAINED UNTIL I COULD REASSEMBLE MY GEAR AND CAPTURE THIS IMAGE.