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Great Blue Heron with Stick for Nest
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Great Blue Heron with Stick for Nest

by Lisa Cuchara

Category: AvianAdded May 18, 2006464 views

Long-legged Waders

Keywords: Great Blue heron, stick, nesting material, venice rookery

This Great Blue heron at the Venice Rookery in Florida was stealing sticks from another heron nest, bringing sticks back for its mate. I love the way the heron is poised mid ait with the stick in its beak, like a peace offering. This was taken, on a tripod, with a Canon 20D and a Canon 500mm f4 IS lens. AV mode 1/2000 sec, f8 -2/3 exposure compensation.
Image Reference: 4624Image Format: Digital Capture - 7 to 9MPImage Crop: Greater than 75% of originalDigital Enhancement: Digital RetouchModel Release: NAProperty Release: NACaptive: No