photoartflightChristmas Great Blue Heron
Posted on December 26, 2015
I went to our local Wildlife Refuge on Christmas morning to photograph some ducks that have been there. But I was surprised to see this Great Blue Heron that was close by. Sometimes one does stay over the winter, but there have not been any around for quite a while. This one kept going almost completely under the water and splashing around for probably 2o minutes. I have never seen them go that deep in the water. Where it was splashing around was not deep so if it were standing upright the entire body would be above the water. When it was really splashing around you could see the membrane that covers the eye. It was fun to watch and photograph.
Great Blue Heron 3 Shot Panorama
Posted on November 12, 2015
This Great Blue Heron was fishing in the Shearness Pool at the Bombay Hook NWR. Three shot panorama assembled in Photoshop. It was posing for a few minutes before going back to finding a meal. It finally caught a fish on the far side of the Shearness Pool.
Great Blue Heron Vertical Panorama
Posted on December 31, 2014
Quite often when I am out shooting, I come across a subject that is too close or too large a view for the lens I am carrying. So I try a 2 or 3 shot panorama (or even more exposures). Either vertical or horizontal format, whichever fits the subject. I assemble them in photoshop, sometimes doing them manually or with Photoshop’s Auto Align & Auto Blend features. It is fun to see what you can come up with plus you can print them quite large.
Great Blue Heron Landing
Posted on December 8, 2014
This shows the impressive wingspan of the Great Blue Heron. I also liked the feather detail.
Early Morning Flight Against Autumn Sky
Posted on December 7, 2014
Early morning Canada Geese and Great Blue Heron fly out against an Autumn Sky.
Great Blue Heron Fly-By
Posted on November 10, 2014
I was at the Celery Farm Natural Area on Sunday. It was cold, but a beautiful sunny day with no wind so it was quite pleasant. There was some activity, but fairly far out. A variety of ducks were starting to show up, Buffleheads, Ruddies, Teals, etc. A Cormorant flew in and was fishing, lots of Canada Geese, etc. Then 2 Great Blue Herons flew in. One made a close pass low to the water and it looked interesting with the water reflecting under his wings.
Fall Morning Color With Great Blue Heron
Posted on October 19, 2014
Photographed this Great Blue Heron foraging for food at the Celery Farm Natural Area in Allendale, NJ. I liked the darker colors along with the heron’s reflection in the water.
Great Blue Heron In Morning Light
Posted on October 5, 2014
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.
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.
Sleeping Great Blue Heron
Posted on September 27, 2014
We came upon this Sleeping Great Blue Heron along the Wildlife Drive at the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge. It seemed to be very content to sleep, but as I was photographing the Heron it starting moving and then looked more annoyed as if I was bothering his sleep. Probably just my take on it, but it had a very severe look as it was watching me. He was also very balanced standing on one leg. Either way I thought it was interesting photo.
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