During the last few days, we have seen increasing numbers of Blue Heron returning to fish in the Sudbury River. This evening at dusk, this beauty took up a perch to survey the menu. I am surprised by the image quality given it was shot with an ISO of 51,200. In years past, such a photo would have been unusable but now using the latest noise-reduction software it is quite acceptable.

Earlier in the day, Kyle stopped in to spend time with his mother on her birthday weekend. Nico was here as well and the four of us watched the Liverpool game. I was reminded that this family gathering was made possible by the new couch. I was back on the soccer pitch later in the afternoon for the first time since the fall season ended. All the hiking in New Zealand and the ten pounds I left there certainly helped my game. Our league match scheduled for the morning was canceled due to weather so we played a 6v6 intra-squad scrimmage.