Great Blue Heron In Morning Light

I was leaving the Celery Farm Natural Area when I saw this Great Blue Heron on a fallen tree in the water. He had interesting backlight from the sun rising behind him, highlighting his head and beak, so I tried a few shots.

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Canon EOS 1D MkIV, Canon 400mm f/4 DO lens, Canon 1.4X Series III Teleconverter, f/8, 1/80 sec, -0.33 exposure compensation, ISO 400, handheld.

Category: Birds, Blog, Celery Farm, Wildlife Tagged: Celery Farm, Celery Farm Natural Area, Great Blue Heron, The Celery Farm

4 Comments on “Great Blue Heron In Morning Light”

hihowsyou25
October 5, 2014

Awesome capture, very simpler to our grey herons here in UK, one of my favourite birds, love the details, well done !

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- Reed Andariese
  October 6, 2014
  
  Thanks! They are one of my favorites also and are fun to photograph.
  
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montucky
October 6, 2014

Superb photos!

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- Reed Andariese
  October 7, 2014
  
  Thanks! They are great photo subjects – Large & Close!
  
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