Heron w/prey

Gallery: AvianPosted December 9, 2010107 views4 comments

I got up pretty close on this one. The bird was picking small crabs out of the tidal pool every afternoon for a week or so and was occupied enough to let me slip in and take my shots.

Critiques and comments are always welcome.

Dan

Nikon D40x
Sigma 150-500 at 400mm
1/1250
-.33
Iso 400
CW
HH

Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by Luke Ormand on December 9, 2010 at 8:19 PM

I love when I can watch these birds feed in the marshes during summer... great action with those feathers shooting upward... BG is a little distracting, but not bad.

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Comment posted by Joe James on December 9, 2010 at 10:03 PM

Nicely done Dan! Great subject and timing, nice and sharp though the BG could be a tad more OOF but that's a very minor nit. Congrats!

Registered on November 20, 2009, 89 Posts, 808 Comments

Comment posted by Sally King on December 10, 2010 at 9:34 AM

Yum yum. This is a bird high on my want to see list for someday. Love the turned up head plumes, munchy meal, red eye, and the warm background.

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on December 11, 2010 at 7:18 PM

Love the prey in the bill Dan and the light in the heron's eye.

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