Patient Heron

Gallery: AvianPosted September 15, 2010119 views5 comments

I observed this Green Heron at the Nat'l Wildlife Refuge for over 3 hours as he patiently stood in one spot. Eventually his patience, sharp eyes and lightning reflexes yielded a breakfast of 2 large frogs and a dragonfly that flew too close to his beak.

Larger version available, thanks for viewing!

canon 7D
canon 600mm f4.L +1.4 TC
F/6.7 1/125 ISO 300
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Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Giorgio Gregori on September 15, 2010 at 5:11 PM

I think many of us were sometimes frustrated after waiting for a lot of time that a heron was shaken from its paralysis.
Nice portrait, beautiful perch.
Colors apper a little oversaturated on my monitor.
Giorgio

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on September 15, 2010 at 9:37 PM

Hope we get to see this bird with his frogs and dragonfly. The colors seem to be oversaturated. An easy fix.

Registered on April 19, 2009, 367 Posts, 3589 Comments

Comment posted by Craig Strand on September 15, 2010 at 9:57 PM

Thanks for the comments on overly saturated, hopefully this looks better!

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on September 15, 2010 at 10:35 PM

Great pose and perch, Craig. To my eye,this looks like it might be a bit oversharpened.

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Comment posted by David Haynes on September 16, 2010 at 2:57 PM

Gotta love the Green Heron. The background it a bit distracting with the harsh light reflections. Love the perch and the pose though. Prefer the saturation some where in between the two images.

Registered on February 20, 2010, 110 Posts, 1511 Comments