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The first rays of sunlight gild the wings of the gray heron when it stops on the branch, a warm backlight with the background mist filtering the sun, in Les Masies de Voltregà, in the Osona region.
The light makes the finest area of ??this slender bird transparent, just illuminating part of the feathers of its open wings at the moment of stopping on the tree branch.
We can observe these birds from the viewpoint on the banks of the River Ter, where we can photograph them from a sufficient distance so as not to disturb them.
At the time of capturing this snapshot for Las Fotos de los Lectores de La Vanguardia, there has been this magical moment of warm light, and photography has always been described as the art of light.
Gray herons breed in colonies, usually in tall trees near water. In this area, specifically, they take advantage of the River Ter.
Nests start out as a small platform of sticks, but can end up being a huge mass of accumulated material.
