Great Blue Heron

This is a first for me; I came across this guy by pure luck at out local pond, which is fairly small. Fist time ever I see a GBH here, first time actually I see one in a natural environment, and first shots ever.
The shot in flight was a rather panicky affair, as he took off by surprise while I was also eying a hawk hovering above us - overall, not so bad for a first time.
Thanks for looking; C&C welcome.

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Nice captures in challenging lighting Gerard. You caught its pretty side in the first photo.

They look like pterodactyls in flight. Great shots, all of them.

! awesome!

Diamond Lil wrote in post #14232233
Nice captures in challenging lighting Gerard. You caught its pretty side in the first photo.

Thanks Lil, he was nice enough to let me do it

karlosmd wrote in post #14232403
They look like pterodactyls in flight. Great shots, all of them.

Thank you - the pterodactyl is yet another shot I will never make...

Gojira1976 wrote in post #14232423
! awesome!

Thank you.

what camera lens combo did you use, if I may ask? looks like a Nikon? thank you!

Gojira1976 wrote in post #14233276
what camera lens combo did you use, if I may ask? looks like a Nikon? thank you!

Nope, Canon 5D MKII and Sigma 150-500 DG OS HSM.