The other day I saw a heron fly across the pond and by the time I got the camera up to my eye and focused it had almost reached the opposite shore...
Above: The surprising thing to me was how blue the bird looked. I have not messed around with the colours in these shots.
The first two shots are cropped too much and the bird was fully in the shade. I guess the shade is making the colour extra blue.
I followed the heron around the pond, just in time to see it take flight again, this time in direct sunlight.
Now you can see the more natural-looking colour which I would call grey rather than blue.
Finally, the heron settled into the water and sat motionlessly long enough for me to get bored and move on... I hope you enjoyed these photos. Thanks for visiting!
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Good shots. In our country, they are called gray herons.
Thank you very much! I believe they are slightly different birds. From what I've read, the great blue heron has longer legs and a longer bill, but I agree with you... they do look very similar.
Such awesome shots man.
Thanks a lot, I appreciate it! :-)
At first it looks quite unreal .. 😊 Wonderful shots Keith !
Those first couple of shots truly are unreal... I don't think the colour looks correct but it does help to explain the bird's name. Thank you, Barbara!
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Wow! Really blue, indeed! Great shots!
Thank you! It's strange how blue the bird looked in the deep shade. Maybe it's a camera issue?
The rock even appears to have a blue cast... No matter what caused it, the bird is gorgeous!
Yes, herons really are beautiful birds. We don't seem to have as many of them this year though.
I hope they all have a successful bunch of fledglings this year!
I've spotted a few up in the treetops. It looks like they can't fly yet.