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Grand Héron / Great Blue Heron


Grand Héron / Great Blue Heron
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Copyright: Daniel Charette (charedan) Silver Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 23 W: 0 N: 81] (350)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-10-13
Categories: Birds
Camera: Olympus E510, Sigma 50-500mm f4-6.3 DG EX APO HSM, CF Sandisk III 4GB
Exposure: f/6.3, 1/640 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-02-09 11:02
Viewed: 479
Points: 18
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Grand Héron / Great Blue Heron / Ardea herodias
Great Blue Heron
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Conservation status: Least Concern

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Ciconiiformes
Family: Ardeidae
Genus: Ardea
Species: A. herodias
Binomial name
Ardea herodias
Linnaeus, 1758

The Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias, is a wading bird in the heron family Ardeidae, common over most of North and Central America as well as the West Indies and the Galápagos Islands, except for the far north and deserts and high mountains where there is no water for it to feed in.
It is the largest North American heron, with a head-to-tail length of 91–137 cm (36-54 in), a wingspan of 180 cm (71 in), and a weight of 2.2–3.6 kg (4.8-8 lbs). It is blue-gray overall, with black flight feathers, red-brown thighs, and a paired red-brown and black stripe up the flanks; the neck is rusty-gray, with black and white streaking down the front; the head is paler, with a nearly white face, and a pair of black plumes running from just above the eye to the back of the head. The feathers on the lower neck are long and plume-like; it also has plumes on the lower back at the start of the breeding season. The bill is dull yellowish, becoming orange briefly at the start of the breeding season, and the lower legs gray, also becoming orangey at the start of the breeding season. Immature birds are duller in color, with a dull blackish-gray crown, and the flank pattern only weakly defined; they have no plumes, and the bill is dull gray-yellow.
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Ottima immagine: complimenti! Bella la posa!

Ciao e grazie, Emanuele

Bonjour Daniel,
Very nice to see your beautiful posting once again!
excellent captured of the Heron in best pose with total sharpness, vivid colour and great details
well done
merci
tony

Hello Daniel,

Very nice composition. Great pose of this heron. Good sharpness. Beautiful light and colours.
Cheers,
Mariki

Hello Daniel,

Great shot, and good capture of this Heron.
also good details.

Regards Gert

bonjour Daniel

tu fait un beau retour avec cette superbe image de ce héron,
excellent timing pour « shooter » la photo le héron dans cette pose,
la netteté est excellente, excellent POV et cadrage aussi, TFS

Asbed

  • Great 
  • dejo Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 355 W: 51 N: 476] (2058)
  • [2008-02-10 12:10]

Hi Daniel,
Nice catch!
Great timing for this perfect capture!
pose is beautiful, nice light and focus,
regards,
Dejan

  • Great 
  • NinaM Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 655 W: 0 N: 1623] (5300)
  • [2008-02-10 12:35]

Bonjour Daniel, je tenais à m'arrêter à cette superbe photo de héron. Je n'avais jamais vu tes photos auparavant et je dois dire que ta galerie est impressionnante, félicitations. Et j'adore cette photo, la ligne de la tête de l'oiseau étant parallèle avec les ailes, ça donne une superbe composition! Quelle grâce et quel beau mouvement du héron as-tu capturé, j'aime beaucoup. Merci!

Francine

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  • MMM Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 787 W: 0 N: 1581] (7260)
  • [2008-02-10 18:39]

Salut Dan
Bon retour.Excellente presentation.L'image est bien composé avec d'excellent detaisl.Le focus est excellent ainsi que la lumiere.J'aime bien la pause de ton sujet.
Merci et a bientot j'espere.
Michel

Très impressionannnt quel superbe POV, détails superbes et couleurs naturelles.
Bravo
Marie

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