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Canon_Bob
28th of February 2007 (Wed), 19:42
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Samdiver74
28th of February 2007 (Wed), 20:18
Bob
Man that blue piece around the eye is pretty pronounced, I never noticed it before, is this due to mating Plummage.
Great shots by the way, although # 3 has a distracting light reflection right where the herons beak passes over, I know this can't be helped.
FJ LOVE
28th of February 2007 (Wed), 20:34
very nice
jorj7
28th of February 2007 (Wed), 20:55
Nice series. I really like the 2nd one.
Canon_Bob
28th of February 2007 (Wed), 21:26
Bob
Man that blue piece around the eye is pretty pronounced, I never noticed it before, is this due to mating Plummage.
Great shots by the way, although # 3 has a distracting light reflection right where the herons beak passes over, I know this can't be helped.

Thanks all for the comments!

SamDiver - Yes, they are in breeding plumage here now. Nesting like crazy, and many chicks already. This last one was kind of a "take what you can get" shot, as the light was pretty bad (overcast). EXIF is ISO 1000, f/5.6, 1/100 - Hand held!
luckyart60
28th of February 2007 (Wed), 21:43
Nice series, well done
morehtml
28th of February 2007 (Wed), 21:46
Good shots. I love Great Blues. On #2 the white balance seems too cold to me.
bromm
28th of February 2007 (Wed), 21:51
Nice series, I have to get a good capture of this great bird this year.
canonloader
28th of February 2007 (Wed), 22:19
Nice shots Bob, never seen the blue patch before.
ZipDude66
1st of March 2007 (Thu), 10:02
Cool shots Bob! Just curious why no bright blue in the first?;)

Zip
Canon_Bob
1st of March 2007 (Thu), 11:51
Cool shots Bob! Just curious why no bright blue in the first?;)

Zip

Different bird and different time of day. That one was shot at sunset with clear skies on Sunday evening. The other two were shot yesterday evening under overcast skies. The blue patch is there, the light just drowned it out.
jpalmer
1st of March 2007 (Thu), 12:40
great detail on no.2 and that blue under the eye is wow. is it that bright or does it reflect the light . as here in the uk the grey heron doesnt have this feature.
many thanks
jason
Canon_Bob
1st of March 2007 (Thu), 19:02
great detail on no.2 and that blue under the eye is wow. is it that bright or does it reflect the light . as here in the uk the grey heron doesnt have this feature.
many thanks
jason

That's how it actually looks. This is breeding plumage here.
Anthony J Howe
1st of March 2007 (Thu), 23:54
Good quality shots.
The second shot has good detail in both colour and feather detail, good profile shot.