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Little Blue Heron - Fledgling Spreading Its Wings

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Posted by Daniel Loomis on May 29, 2009 at 9:55 PM
Little Blue Heron - Fledgling Spreading Its Wings
One of many images from Lake Martin taken early May 29, 2009.
40D, 700mm, f/13, 1/640s, ISO 200, cropped to 80% of FF.
Posted by Mike Hall on May 29, 2009 at 10:21 PM
He looks like an albino! I didn't know the chicks were almost pure white. Gorgeous shot! It's nice to see the blue sky again! I missed it!
Posted by Daniel Loomis on May 30, 2009 at 9:10 AM
Here is a shot of a parent Little Blue about to feed a begging chick that has fledged. Clearly, feeding one of these is no small task!
Posted by Daniel Loomis on May 30, 2009 at 9:32 AM
And even younger Little Blues . . .
Posted by Barry Southon on May 30, 2009 at 10:33 AM
Daniel

Great shots of a very interesting species.

:wink:
Posted by Larry Daniel on May 30, 2009 at 6:23 PM
Excellent Daniel. Feeding those looks about as dangerous for the parents as green herons feeding their young.
Posted by Rob Graham on May 30, 2009 at 10:41 PM
Great series, well done on the exposure and the action you captured is very nice
Posted by Wayne Rhodus on June 2, 2009 at 2:04 PM
A real nice series, started with a beautiful full bodied portrait. I've seen a number of nature shows that investigate the relationship of modern day birds to the dinosaurs. Based on some of the reconstruction conjectures of dinosaur features, it is easy to see the resemblence in the eyes and structure of the chicks bodies. Nice work Daniel.