Mother Heron

I sure did enjoy this Black-crowned Night Heron teaching her off-spring the art of catching a meal from the water. 
When she set her eyes on the prey she straight out her neck and snatched it out in one swift stoke.
Shortly after the juvenile heron made his attempt and proceeded to fall into the water.
After he got back onto the log he proceeded to focus his attention back to the mother heron who once again caught another meal.
How many times have you watch your own child attempt to copy your actions only to fall? It is hard to watch them fall. Yet you know that it is the only way they will learn. As
they finally get it you know you have done your duty as a mother.
I can only hope as Mother's Day approaches we can take the time to thank our mothers for the many times they have let us fall in the waters of life.