A young great blue heron wades in the shallow water where the Madrigal River meets the Pacific.

This is one of my all-time favorite photos from Costa Rica. In 2006, I came upon this elegant young great blue heron fishing at the mouth of the Madrigal River in the Corcovada National Park. I watched and photographed it for a long time until it eventually took flight over the waters of the Pacific shore.

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