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tupe
24th of March 2005 (Thu), 08:12
I missed another picture of the great blue heron that flew over my van this morning, and decided to see if s/he had any friends nearby. I found two more at the river.
This one took no heed of me, so I was able to get several shots:

http://typelogic.com/photos/great%20blue%20rt.jpghttp://typelogic.com/photos/great%20blue%20lft.jpg
tupe
24th of March 2005 (Thu), 12:21
I went back at lunchtime and found this one. These guys are huge!
http://typelogic.com/photos/gb_sm.jpg
PhotosGuy
24th of March 2005 (Thu), 18:29
Good start, but the pics look underxposed.
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tupe
24th of March 2005 (Thu), 19:41
Thanks for the tip. How about now?

http://typelogic.com/photos/gbh_rp.jpghttp://typelogic.com/photos/gbh_lp.jpg
http://typelogic.com/photos/gbh_fly.jpg
PhotosGuy
24th of March 2005 (Thu), 19:56
That looks better. Shoot some more.
tupe
24th of March 2005 (Thu), 22:33
That looks better. Shoot some more.

I hope my luck holds out and I can get more.
These were taken at the end of the runway for a small airport. Here's where he landed after the plane or I startled him.

http://typelogic.com/photos/gbh2s.jpg

And finally he was done with me:
http://typelogic.com/photos/gbh3s.jpg
mdm
24th of March 2005 (Thu), 22:34
nice
tupe
25th of March 2005 (Fri), 20:15
Thanks, MDM. I have three more of the first heron. There's something new in each one.

This was actually first in the series. His neck is even more retracted:
http://typelogic.com/photos/gbh0.jpg

and another:
http://typelogic.com/photos/gbh1a.jpg

last one:
http://typelogic.com/photos/gbh1b.jpg

That's all, folks!