I Know: Great Blue Heron Pics are posted often; Part II

Hello all

This is a followup to a recent post, called "I know: Great Blue Heron pics are posted often"; lately I have found myself being interested in "Behavioral themes", short pictorial stories; or whatever you want to call them.

Here is an attempt to portray some more Great Blue Heron behavior.

Canon EOS 30D, Canon EF 500mm f4L IS with Canon EF 1.4x II TC

f5.6 1/750 sec
1. The Takeoff

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Nice series you have there.

Very nice series. A good looking subject too.

Thanks Tony and Spooks, your comments are appreciated

Outstanding series. Job well done.

Excellent series!
He's a handsome devil too!

Nice behavioral series. I really like five and six with the catch. Nice focus on both bird and catch! Well done.

How far away were you from the heron?? Great series....very enjoyable and perfectly framed.....

Very nice series of photos. I appreciate your thoughts on behavioral, and environmental shots. I find it's much nicer to see a subject reacting to or participating with it's habitat rather than a portrait with studio feel and over PS.... I am partial to number five with the muddy fish and the muddy feet.

Thank you Sindri, CyberdyneSystems, Keith and Julianne, I really appreciate your comments.

Julianne Wrote: How far away were you from the heron??

About 300 to 400 ft, once he/she came up on land

Great series Kid!

Thanks Steven, your comment is appreciated

Great work well done. Nice action you got with the fish