GBH

[Jim Victory]

Here is a few shots of some Great Blue Herons. The second shot lacks detail but the struggle was worth posting. The last shot shows a closeup of his delight after swallowing his catch.

f/8, 1/640, ISO 400, 700mm, spot, EV.3:
http://www.victoryphoto.net/Birds/_x2x1058wp_std.jpg

f/5.6, 1/1000, ISO 640, 840mm:
http://www.victoryphoto.net/Birds/_mg_0618p_std.jpg

f/7.1, 1/640, ISO 200, 840mm:
http://www.victoryphoto.net/Birds/gbh_std.jpg

[pttenn]

Great pictures--that was a BIG fish he caught! I really liked the last one.

[Sindri Skulason]

Wow...excellent shots. Love them all. Great work Jim. :-)

[dancad]

Nice! What a catch in the second shot! Did you see if it was able to swallow the fish?

[Gary Fairhead]

Great series of the Geat Blue Heron. Nice captures.

[tupe]

Wow! Great shots, especially with the trophy-sized dinner. 840mm - you've got some serious reach!

[Jim Victory]

Nice! What a catch in the second shot! Did you see if it was able to swallow the fish?

He fought with it for sometime but was finally able to get it down. I got a shot but my shutter speed wasn't high enough and got MB on the head.

[Anthony J Howe]

No wonder in the third shot he shows his satisfaction after eating that large fish.
Great series Jim and a good story to boot, well done.