Birds Great Blue Heron

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Sometimes Great Blue Herons look majestic

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/500 sec
• ISO 320

and sometimes they just look ...

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/500 sec
• ISO 400

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/500 sec
• ISO 400

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/500 sec
• ISO 400

 

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Dipping a wing

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/7.1
• 1/4000 sec
• ISO 1600

 

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Contemplating a disturbance in the force

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/500 sec
• ISO 12800

 

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Great Blue Heron poised to do the Karate Kid Crane Kick

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/1000 sec
• ISO 1250

 

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Heavy overcast before official sunrise (although there was no actual sunrise when the time came). I'm pleasantly surprised at how well this came out, considering it was handheld at 1/50 sec, 600 mm, f/6.3

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/50 sec
• ISO 3200

 

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Great Blue Heron this morning, 5:59 a.m.

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/9
• 1/500 sec
• ISO 10000

 

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Patience, rewarded

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/7.1
• 1/2500 sec
• ISO 5000

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/7.1
• 1/2500 sec
• ISO 5000

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/7.1
• 1/2500 sec
• ISO 5000

 

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The light just before sunrise
Backlit 5:35 a.m.

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/500 sec
• ISO 5000

50 feet away, looking toward the light 5:36 a.m.

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/125 sec
• ISO 16000

 

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• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/500 sec
• ISO 12800

 

[BrianN]

Great Blue Heron poised to do the Karate Kid Crane KickView attachment 62879

Love this one ...tip...toe...over the water

 

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This was just before sunrise under heavily overcast skies. This light had almost no colour but just enough to keep it. I liked the opportunity for this composition with the eroded pylon and ripples in the water behind the Great Blue Heron.

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/7.1
• 1/200 sec
• ISO 16000

 

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I shot this through some foliage to soften the reflection at the bottom.

• ILCE-7M4
• Sony FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS II (SEL70200GM2)
• 200.0 mm
• ƒ/2.8
• 1/50 sec
• ISO 100

 

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This Great Blue Heron has been very tolerant of me over the past few days. I move in slowly, and it lets me get quite close. Usually, they squawk and fly off, bellowing protests at having been disturbed.

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/4000 sec
• ISO 12800

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/500 sec
• ISO 1600

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/4000 sec
• ISO 12800

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/3200 sec
• ISO 12800

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/3200 sec
• ISO 12800

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/4000 sec
• ISO 12800

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/3200 sec
• ISO 12800

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/3200 sec
• ISO 12800

A few minutes later, it wandered up on land very near me. I had no trouble filling the frame for this shot.

• ILCE-7M4
• Sony FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS II (SEL70200GM2)
• 152.0 mm
• ƒ/4
• 1/160 sec
• ISO 100

 

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The water reminds me of hammered metal

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 415.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/500 sec
• ISO 800

 

[Ralph]

I would be more than happy with anyone of the shots you have posted. Well done.

 

[iamdlewis]

I am not sure when was the moment the meal was deceased

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 362.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/640 sec
• ISO 320

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 362.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/640 sec
• ISO 320

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 359.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/640 sec
• ISO 320

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 359.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/640 sec
• ISO 320

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 359.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/640 sec
• ISO 250

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/640 sec
• ISO 320

 

[Phil Vetra]

David, Thanks for sharing. Nature at it's best.

 

[Ralph]

Great series of shots.

 

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• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/500 sec
• ISO 10000

Rapt attention

 

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Got a break from the rain this morning. This Great Blue Heron was very tolerant of me angling around him as I tried to get the background just right.

• ILCE-7M4
• Sony FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS II (SEL70200GM2)
• 185.0 mm
• ƒ/2.8
• 1/200 sec
• ISO 400