Green Heron
Tag: Washington DC
Yellow Crowned Night Heron
I saw a very cool shore bird today who was not at all camera shy, so I made a little video which can be viewed here:
Some still images can be found at the link below. The deer were scampering around just a few yards behind the Heron.
A few yards the other way, I saw a Green Heron sharing a branch with a duck. He must be very friendly because my neighbor captured a photo with him sharing a branch with a Little Blue Heron.
Still Images:
All of this great wildlife is just a few miles from my house in Washington, DC., at the Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens, which can be easily accessed from the Anacostia River Trail. Both the trail and the gardens are among my favorite places in DC. Another great thing is that if you access the gardens from the trail, you can visit before the park opens or after it closes. Bring a picnic and you will likely have the whole place to yourself, surrounded by birds, turtles, deer, and the river beavers – all captured on my Vimeo channel:
https://vimeo.com/user151033887 (copy and paste this link, if the hyperlink is not working)
Kenilworth Marsh
Washington, DC
The Roseated Spoonbill is not the most agile tree climber with his long gangly legs.
The beaver came really close, for an instant, I thought it was going to come ashore to check out my camera.
Link to full video: https://vimeo.com/851733895
AFI Documentary Festival
AFI DOCS runs June 14–18, 2017, in Washington, DC, and Silver Spring, MD http://www.afi.com/afidocs/features.aspx
I have not studied the program in depth, and none of the films that I screened made the festival, but, if you are interested in documentary film, I recommend you buy advance tickets to at least one film. If you do not buy tickets in advance, you will likely be relegated to the stand-by line, which is not as futile as it sounds. Most films screen once in DC and once in Silver Spring.
Here are a few films that did jump out at me:
http://www.afi.com/afidocs/features.aspx#dolores
http://www.afi.com/afidocs/features.aspx#la-libertad-del-diablo
I note that two films below appear to be showing only once (instead of twice) and also seem to be programed for the smallest theater in Silver Spring (theater 3). Seems like one of the high level programmers thought these were very important films, but not anticipated to appeal to a larger audience.
http://www.afi.com/afidocs/features.aspx#el-mar-la-mar
http://www.afi.com/afidocs/features.aspx#insignificant-man-an
If you are a serious documentary film buff or an inspiring filmmaker, you may want to check out the AFI Docs Forum. In the past, it has only been for filmmakers and Industry people. You may want to look at the schedule of events. It does not include films (or food) only lectures. It seems like a good deal, although last year all of the forum sessions were streamed live.
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