The Bird Collection

Great Blue Heron, Stand Fast

Facing the Current

A Great Blue Heron stands fast atop a weathered log, unmoving amid the rush of the Rivière des Mille Îles. One leg lifted, the other firmly planted, it meets the world head-on—facing both the wind and the river’s unrelenting current.

There is strength in its stillness. Around it, the water surges, blurred in motion by the long exposure—yet the bird remains composed, its plumage undisturbed, its gaze steady.

This moment is a quiet meditation on resilience. On what it means to hold your ground when everything around you is in motion.