Tricolor Heron

[Billginthekeys]

Hey guys, well i finally got sick of seeing him and not having my camera. so i waited by the lake today and he showed up like clockwork. Friendly fella too, walked right by me without a care. heck i had to back up just to get his head in the frame! all taken with 20D and 400 5.6

http://img48.imageshack.us/img48/7118/tricolorheron1jc8.jpg

http://img48.imageshack.us/img48/5694/tricolorheron4kj5.jpg

http://img48.imageshack.us/img48/3254/tricolorheron6sg8.jpg

Later on i found him on the other side of the lake (where all the birds seem to congregate in some nearby mangroves) and he was taking a bath. something i dont recall ever seeing a heron do.
http://img48.imageshack.us/img48/5519/tricolorheron11xh2.jpg

rest of the series on my pbase: http://www.pbase.com/billygilbertphotography/herons_and_egrets&page=7

thanks for viewing. comments apreciated,

[Gary Fairhead]

Nice series and i can only see 3 images and thats after refreshing several times on 2 of the red X's. The 3rd image is my favourite for the action and the way the bird looks in this image. I will check later to see if the 4th shot comes up.

[Billginthekeys]

hmm. i dont understand whats going on that people are having trouble viewing my pictures today. ill try image shack

[Gary Fairhead]

The fourth one came up right away this time ...great capture. I had to right click on the first 2 X's though to finaly get them up.

I use Pbase as well and i love it as a storage and viewing area for my photographs but I subscribe to Photobucket to upload to this and another forum....100% every time for more than a year now and that is all I use it for. Perhaps Image Shack is similar. For all its great points I have heard and seen on several occasions that Pbase is not as reliable for links like these.

[Billginthekeys]

Thanks Gary. sure hope everyone hasnt given up on the shots already while they were still down. i was pretty happy with them and hoped thered be some more feedback, since ive only seen a few shots of them on these forums.

[nitefrogger]

I especially like the third picture with the fish just being captured. Good timing. Looks like it caught some kind of darter.

[Reyno]

Finally...Congrats Billy for those excellent captures.

[iplayazi]

Very nice shots of the tricolored. I like the 3rd too

Todd

[rebelnotarget]

Wow! nice shots

[blonde]

very nice Billy!!! i am still shocked at how different this bird is. i have seen and captured many shots of it and it looks completely different in each one. still a great looking bird :)

[catsith]

great shots!

[Anthony J Howe]

I would be mighty proud to have taken shots like these Billy, the focus, aperture, exposure look spot on. The colours are gorgeous, well done.

[DDA]

I love the third one with the fish. Great timing! And the bath is really original!

[Billginthekeys]

Thanks for all the nice comments everyone!

[kr88]

Nice work Billy.

The last two are fantastic! Gotta love those tri-colors!

[dewmuw]

To coin a local phrase, they're boss! I love the angle on the second one. How big is this heron?

[Billginthekeys]

actually. thats one of the surpising things about this bird. you might expect it to be large, buts its really no where near the size of a great egret or great blue heron. Its larger than a snowy, but still a smaller bird for a heron.

[dewmuw]

actually. thats one of the surpising things about this bird. you might expect it to be large, buts its really no where near the size of a great egret or great blue heron. Its larger than a snowy, but still a smaller bird for a heron.

Thanks for that - it does look huge, that is why I asked.

[Billginthekeys]

they are also one of the best and most meathodogical hunters ive seen. i was watching him one day, and saw him pluck a moth out of mid air, that was a sight. hes very timely aswell. he shows up on the same section of the lake every day at about 11:30 and stays until hes had enough to eat or gets scared off, and goes back to the place where i caught him bathing. very interesting habits ive noticed after watching him for a few weeks.

[apatchy]

Stunning shots, i really like #2,3. Your patience certainly paid off.

[Stephen Stephen]

Nice shots Billy. Number three is my favourite.

[dancinec]

Wonderful series of shots, I would love to see a tricolored in person. Well done.

[PetKal]

Very nice Billy...for a kid, that is.;)