Rufescent Tiger Heron

Gallery: AvianPosted February 22, 2013355 views16 comments

Here's a shot from the tour I led to Argentina in 2011. This was taken at Estancia Rincon del Socorro, in my opinion one of the top ecolodges in the world. We found this Tiger Heron patiently hunting in a marsh right in front of the lodge. Although some members of our group wanted to go on and look for other birds I urged people to stay with me in the hopes of getting this bird with prey, after a wait of about 20 minutes it paid off for us. This is about 85% of the original image.

7D 500F4 1.4x 1/1600 F7.1, iso 400

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16 comments

Comment posted by Charles Gangas on February 22, 2013 at 9:22 AM

Excellent Nate-great action and detail.

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Comment posted by William Bickle on February 22, 2013 at 10:23 AM

Hello Nate

Good for you to explain.........And a Nice Reward......Clear & Sharp.. The Interaction isn't bad either!!!:)

Congrats.

Bill

Registered on June 13, 2011, 183 Posts, 1702 Comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on February 22, 2013 at 10:45 AM

Love the action & POV, techs look right on the money Nate. Excellent.
This is where I say I wish it was mine

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on February 22, 2013 at 11:10 AM

Very cool, Nate. Patience usually does pay off.

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Comment posted by Verdon on February 22, 2013 at 1:01 PM

awesome light, pose and great catch both of you,the large version is outstanding!!!

Registered on June 10, 2011, 147 Posts, 1444 Comments

Comment posted by John Neukirch on February 22, 2013 at 5:28 PM

Very cool! Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on February 23, 2013 at 7:56 AM

Excellent capture of this beautiful heron. Your patience paid off! Sharon

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Comment posted by Rick Turner on February 23, 2013 at 10:43 AM

Sweet capture. The trailing water drops add to the action.

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Comment posted by Martin Dunn on February 23, 2013 at 12:05 PM

Nice shot Nate.
A beautiful bird.
It's always great to see species I've never seen before.

Registered on February 20, 2013, 198 Posts, 1011 Comments

Comment posted by Hans Overduin on February 23, 2013 at 1:38 PM

Wow ! What a species and with a prey as well. Completely worth the wait - I am sure your fellow travelers must have agreed as well! Way to go! Hans

Registered on August 31, 2011, 491 Posts, 3807 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on February 23, 2013 at 4:46 PM

Excellent as posted. Very nice action. Overall image quality is very nice.

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Comment posted by danny hancock on February 23, 2013 at 6:00 PM

great action shot with beautiful colors. well worth the wait-that's the way of nature. well done nate.

Registered on February 11, 2013, 7 Posts, 14 Comments

Comment posted by May Haga on February 24, 2013 at 9:06 PM

Great image Nate. The waiting paid off.
May

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on February 25, 2013 at 3:41 AM

Stunning Nate - low angle, action and nice and sharp

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on March 1, 2013 at 6:26 PM

Wonderful image Nate!

Ray

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on March 10, 2013 at 8:22 PM

Nate: Patience and knowledge of your subject really paid off. Superb shot. >=))>

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