Blue heron #1 by goodoleboy
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At least I think it's a blue heron, captured 5/18/12, at one of the beautiful Legg Lakes in the beautiful Whittier Narrows Recreation Area in not-so-beautiful South El Monte, California.
This skittish beauty, forever scanning the scene for something to eat, was unaware of my presence snapping its profile because I was hiding behind a tree at the time.
Cheerybye.
Comments (8)
Marvelous bird my friend and these picture are really fantastic !!!
Cool shot! Clever photo strategy when used on birds; creepy stalking with people ;)
Nice work on these truly amazing captures, Harry.
Excellent catch of an otherwise rather awkward looking bird. I don't think I have seen water that green in some time, possibly Lake Erie in the 70's when the seaweed along the shoreline was very dense and the water itself was something much less clean than it is now.
Not sure if it's a blue or a gray heron, but a heron it is nonetheless, and you appear to be much closer than I've ever been to one of these beauties. Excellent clarity and detail in these wonderful shots, Harry!
Nice close up, Harry. They can be very skittish and usually fly away from me, so good on ya for getting the shots.
We get Grey Herons here in Europe, so possibly a Blue Harry.. Whatever a really good capture, well caught. Rob
yes, with denise, I've never gotten this close to a heron. They were all over the place, near my father's condominium (in Florida); and when I approached, they hobbled away. And, with HopeFadesEternal, I too am amazed at the vivid green water---maybe it's indigenous to more southerly climes, since I've only seen it in the south. In any case, you caught the heron in its classic pose: that nearly vertical torso, the long neck, and that piercing beak. The first shot is classic. And the water is almost a flat painting behind it---you caught this as if he were against a wall-painting, and it's quite striking, and sets-off the heron strongly. The bottom shows the neck and head against those "oil slicks" of light on the water---a wholly different water-view (and beautiful). A strong closeup. Heron-essence here; and I like what you've done with/how you've captured with the water, a great deal.