Four from today. Great Blue Heron

[Bonhomme Richard]

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[alfredo]

1. Those are unconventional poses one sees of the GBH. Good catch

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. My dear Bonhomme Richard!

What wonderful pictures these are!

I love the play of light and shadow...

And the way the curves are accentuated.

Thank you!

[Pharaoh]

3. Beautiful shots!

Mine did'nt come out as sharp.

I know these are blue Herons. Yours might be some kind of Heron? But not blue )

Anybody know?

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[Celebration]

4. they are all great blue herons

Some don't look as blue due to lighting conditions, eg at sunset or sunup they don't look quite as blue.

[Pharaoh]

7. I had no idea!

they varied that much! These I shot are the only ones In WI we know as Blue Herons.

[Bonhomme Richard]

8. The young ones do not have the

plumes on their head.
I can't explain the color difference though young are darker but it is a Great Blue Heron

[Celebration]

5. I love getting photos of them when they do that

I posted a photo of one in that pose and somebody said the heron was a flasher!! (I got it from the front, LOL)

Nice photos!

[Bonhomme Richard]

9. LOL, from the front is kind of creepy. n/t

[Solly Mack]

6. Very handsome birdie.

Nice shots.

[Bonhomme Richard]

10. I will probably have more tomorrow....

I am trying to get real close...much closer than these. I almost did it this evening letting the bird come to me but after doing that for two hours a kayaker came along and scared the bird off. C'est La Vie
Not an easy thing getting within 20'

[Bonhomme Richard]

11. This pose is my favorite from today

It has the whole Bela Lugosi/Vamp thing going.


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[Locut0s]

12. Nice shots Bonhomme. I love Herons...

We see our share of them here along the coast. Of all the "common" birds I see herons are certainly my fav, well maybe next to eagles but I rarely see them up close.