STANDIN’ ON THE DOCK OF THE BAY: GREAT BLUE HERON ON ABACO

I was watching a pair of brown pelicans on a nearby dock that were clumsily flying around, then diving, perching, drying their feathers, then repeating the cycle. As I watched their antics, a Great Blue Heron landed close to where I was standing, doubtless inviting a photo-shoot. I took some shots and later spliced a few into GBH sections, so that this fine bird could be could be admired close-to.

 

The heron flew off a couple of times, then returned to the edge of the dock. The shots of the bird turned out fairly well, mainly because it stayed quite close to me. As I admired it, I suddenly remembered why I was meant to be at Sandy Point in the first place, and went back to Nancy’s for conch fritters and a Kalik or two well OK make that three…

OPTIONAL ROLLING HARBOUR MUSICAL DIGRESSION

Otis Redding recorded ‘Sittin’ on the Dock of the Bay’, arguably his greatest moment, in 1967 a matter of days before he died in a plane crash. The record became the first ever posthumous US Chart #1 (#3 in UK). I’ve dug out a video compo by the excellent Rhino outfit that disinters or at least recycles gems from our musical heritage. It’s not just the voice of Otis Redding that makes this song so poignant and so good – Steve Cropper’s guitar is outstanding too.

Guitarists out there – you want a ‘Chase Chart’, don’t you?

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Photo Credits: RH, er… that’s it…