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Great Blue Heron


Great Blue Heron
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Copyright: cecilia lazzaro (cecilia) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 479 W: 6 N: 1224] (4630)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-04-27
Categories: Birds
Exposure: f/10.0, 1/500 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-04-28 19:41
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Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
Description:
39-52" (99-132 cm). W. 5'10" (1.8 m). A common large, mainly grayish heron with a pale or yellowish bill. Often mistaken for a Sandhill Crane, but flies with its neck folded, not extended like that of a crane. In southern Florida an all-white form, "Great White Heron," differs from Great Egret in being larger, with greenish-yellow rather than black legs.
Habitat:
Lakes, ponds, rivers, and marshes.
Nesting:
3-7 pale greenish-blue eggs placed on a shallow platform of sticks lined with finer material, usually in a tree but sometimes on the ground or concealed in a reedbed. Nests in colonies.
Range:
Breeds locally from coastal Alaska, south-central Canada, and Nova Scotia south to Mexico and West Indies. Winters as far north as southern Alaska, central United States, and southern New England. Also in Galapagos Islands.
Voice:
A harsh squawk.
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Hola Cecilia.Espectacular la limpieza y el detalle de la bonita imagen.Lastima que no este un poco mas arriba y asi completar el reflejo,aunque no es fundamental.FELICIDADES.Saludos.

Hi Cecilia,
Great shot on this Great Blue Heron. He has a real mouthful there. The composition and framing look excellent. Colors and detail are perfect.
Very well done.
Scott

Bonjour Cecilia
Très belle composition avec ce héron qui a attrappé ce gros poisson.Les couleurs ,les détails et la présentation tout est parfait.L'as-tu vu avaller ce gros poisson.
Bravo et merci....JP

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  • Scott Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 224 W: 0 N: 316] (1540)
  • [2006-04-28 20:58]

cecilia,
Fantistic capture, you have done well with this photos. Were you in a blind? I can never get this close without spooking them ...
Again, supurb ..

Scott

Wow talk about taking more than he can chew! Great moment of capture herer Cecilia. The sharpness and detail is very good!

Hello Cecilia
Wonderful light on this low sun angled shot - really brings out the detail on both fish and bird. You have to wonder how he will eat it. TFS.
Greg

You have just captured the image I long for. The colour and quality is impeccable. I cannot go on about how impressive this is.
Thanks for sharing.
d

Hi Cecilia

Wow.... a very big meal. Nice reflection. Well composed with all the technical stuff spot on! Thanks.

Hi Cecilia,
Very nice capture! Excellent composition, great sharpness and clarity, nice framing.
Thanks for sharing!

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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4774 W: 294 N: 4020] (13209)
  • [2006-04-29 4:36]

Hello Cecilia!
What a great capture.I liked details,POV,framing and moment
you caught a lot.TFS...:-)

Awesome action shot. I wonder if his eyer were too big for his stomach.

Great job and TFS

Beautiful work! It's nice to see the reflection in the water along with the colours and detail.

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  • Janice Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3315 W: 148 N: 6113] (18648)
  • [2006-04-29 6:56]

Surely this fish is too big for her to eat? Good capture Cecilia, and the reflections are good too. Well done,
Janice

Hi cecila, excellent details, BG, POV, DOF, , great capture, TFS Kyle

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  • osse Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 962 W: 0 N: 89] (7801)
  • [2006-04-29 11:39]

Hi cecilia
Great capture. Good colours, sharpnes, details, DOF and POV. Exellent composition.
Well done

osse

Hi Cecilia, a good shot.
This fish seems to be too big for the heron...
Nice colors, reflections and yellow eye.
Andrea

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  • manyee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3066 W: 231 N: 6160] (21048)
  • [2006-04-30 3:42]

Wow, Cecilia.
What a catch for that great blue heron... and for you.
The light on this shot is magnificent.
Wonderful POV, sharp details, and beautiful colors.
TFS. : )

Bellissimo Cecilia! This blue heron captured with the fish is great.
Very good details, colours and contrast. Brava.
Maurizio

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  • Ken52 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 640 W: 98 N: 1241] (4189)
  • [2006-11-19 22:13]

Outstanding GBH photo! The exposure is fantastic. This is a great nature shot showing herons doing what that do. I enjoyed.

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  • Juyona Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2262 W: 10 N: 2630] (15565)
  • [2006-12-26 14:43]

Excelente Cecilia, una captura magnífica... encuadre presentación y pov, muy original, saludos

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