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Ardea herodias
Largest of the North American herons with long legs, a sinuous neck, and thick, daggerlike bill. Head, chest, and wing plumes give a shaggy appearance. In flight, the Great Blue Heron curls its neck into a tight “S” shape; its wings are broad and rounded and its legs trail well beyond the tail. Great Blue Herons appear blue-gray from a distance, with a wide black stripe over the eye. In flight, the upper side of the wing is two-toned: pale on the forewing and darker on the flight feathers. A pure white subspecies occurs in coastal southern Florida.
Blue Herons are a lot of fun to photograph because of how easy it is to sneak up on them, how big they are, and the reactions they make :)
8 Comments
thank you Ashish.
Beautiful spotting
hey! i don't know how to measure it like that but its is 450mm zoom.
Nice!! my optical zoom is 26x. whats yours ?
ya me too, Nikon D90.
yo what kind of camera do you have again? i just got my new nikon.
Thanks Brinez!
Great spotting man :)