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Great Blue Heron
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Great Blue Heron

by g k walker

Gallery: AvianPosted February 3, 201585 views4 comments
Canon EOS 7D 400mm f/5.6 ISO 200

2014-05-05 (Cinco de Mayo) Caught flying over Leonabelle Turnbull Birding Center in Port Aransas, TX at 8:30am

Off the boardwalk, birds fly over the water with the morning sun on their wings. Usually it's enough for fast moving birds to be captured at f/5.6

Comments

4 comments
Comment posted by Hans Overduin on February 4, 2015 at 2:09 AM
The clouds match the colors of the Heron and therefore make this so much more than a 'bird-against-the-sky' shot.. Well done, Hans
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Comment posted by Steve Thompson on February 4, 2015 at 11:42 AM
Nice capture of this flying heron. I like the colors and composition.
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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on February 4, 2015 at 12:17 PM
It's a good trick to make a Great Blue look elegant in flight; well done! :toast:
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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on February 5, 2015 at 9:30 PM
Very nice capture here. Nice wing position. The clouds make it more interesting.
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