Heron Aerial Dog Fight

Gallery: AvianPosted December 1, 20171,670 views5 comments

I found these Black-Crowned Night Herons for the first time at my local lake. Not sure why they were fighting, but was happy I was there to witness it. Processed with Lightroom, Photoshop and Lightzone. Comments and critiques welcome.

Canon 1DX Mark II
Canon 200-400 f4 L IS
f6.3
1/4000s
Focal Length 560mm (Teleconverter Engaged)
ISO 1600

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5 comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on December 1, 2017 at 1:51 PM

Pretty good detail and really cool action, Jerry. I really like the leg position of the rear bird-looks like it's running. I do wish its upper mandible weren't obscured, but with action shots like this all you can do is press the trigger and hope. It's still a very cool shot as posted.

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on December 2, 2017 at 5:14 AM

Great action capture of these two in sweet light.

Love those karate legs of the heron on the left.

Sweet One Jerry!

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on December 2, 2017 at 4:30 PM

Super action here Jerry, I don't see much detail in the larger version so I'm guessing maybe a large crop. devil

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Comment posted by David Schoen on December 3, 2017 at 1:28 PM

Very nice action shot with superb lighting. It almost appears to be more detailed in the smaller image than the larger image but that could be an illusion due to the shadows.

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Comment posted by Lucy Aron on April 4, 2018 at 12:24 PM

Interesting orientation of birds. Agree would prefer to see whole bill and more detail. But nice action shot.

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