Who would'a thunk it? A Great Blue Heron in the Great White North

Nice shots! I tell you, that global warming sure makes it cold out there.

Sweet shots.

I think the IQ is very nice Harvey, those are very nice shots, send him back south for a bit I don't think he will find much food there now, or open water

Great captures Harvey , I was told the older GBH will stay if it can have a food source . Staying in the cold instead of spending its energy flying South .

Great shots Harvey....he's probably wishing he had headed south back around Oct-Sept.

wanderlost wrote in post #11795137
I think you nailed the IQ - the eyes really pop!
Are those white feathers under his beak, or snow? Thanks for posting, that was a nice series.

AZGeorge wrote in post #11795305
Nice shots and good reminders on having a camera handy and avoiding stress for our models.

Snydremark wrote in post #11795338
Those look fine given your shooting conditions, Harvey And wow....that is one cold, lost looking bird.

Wanderlost: The "beard" feathers on these guys are white.

hTr wrote in post #11795362
He looks pretty cold Buddy #2 for me!!

surgemaster wrote in post #11795371
Nice shots. That's normal lighting conditions in the nortwest.

drama wrote in post #11795556
Cool shots, no complaints on IQ

CDMOOSE wrote in post #11795654
Man, are those choice. And does he ever look miserable!
Al

Greg Mack wrote in post #11795682
Very nice capture. I especially like the crop on #3.

Our Great Blue Herons seem willing to stick around all winter if the river doesn't get completely frozen over. I've seen them standing knee deep in water when the air temperatures have been -5°F.

dgraham329 wrote in post #11796104
That's one cold looking heron, Harvey - nice series

muskyhunter wrote in post #11796125
nice shot....

bfleck51 wrote in post #11796192
Nice shots Harv...now all ya have to do is figure out how you can get them to your back yard!

neophyte52 wrote in post #11796211
That looks like one cold bird!
If these are your shots from poor conditions, some of us have a long way to come

RWL wrote in post #11796682
Very nice set Harv!
(we have GBH's out here as well)

Nighthound wrote in post #11797037
It didn't leave because its frozen solid.

These birds are actually pretty cold weather hearty. They don't seem to enjoy it but when the temps drop well below freezing here they look much like the one in your shots. Kind of pitiful isn't it?

Very well done on these Harv. the exposures are dead on and the detail is great.

peregrineflier wrote in post #11797141
Nice shots! I tell you, that global warming sure makes it cold out there.

Jack Cooper wrote in post #11797246
Sweet shots.

BGgraphy wrote in post #11797484
I think the IQ is very nice Harvey, those are very nice shots, send him back south for a bit I don't think he will find much food there now, or open water

andrewhuxman wrote in post #11797811
Great captures Harvey , I was told the older GBH will stay if it can have a food source . Staying in the cold instead of spending its energy flying South .

Shar824 wrote in post #11803024
Great shots Harvey....he's probably wishing he had headed south back around Oct-Sept.

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Thanks a lot, everyone. I really do appreciate the fact that you have all taken the time to stop in, look and leave your comments. It's very kind of you all.

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One more accolade, Harvey, nicely done. I can relate well to poor shooting conditions these days! I feel like that heron looks...

A disgruntled look to be sure, poised in a "Siberian Slouch" ... and the shots certainly show a look of winter disgust, shared by many of us It is not always you see a GBH standing in snow... Congrats on the find Harvey and the captures are perfect as always.

db

nicely done Harv

Great shots Harv. You've really captured the mood of the very cold morning. Apparently Brampton was -15C this morning so you must have been a few degrees colder.

Nice picture, but he sure looks cold.

Wallace River wrote in post #11803721
One more accolade, Harvey, nicely done. I can relate well to poor shooting conditions these days! I feel like that heron looks...

Thanks a lot. Me too.

dbriz wrote in post #11804072
A disgruntled look to be sure, poised in a "Siberian Slouch" ... and the shots certainly show a look of winter disgust, shared by many of us It is not always you see a GBH standing in snow... Congrats on the find Harvey and the captures are perfect as always.

db

Thanks a lot, Dave. You are always so kind.

kmunroe wrote in post #11804115
nicely done Harv

Thanks a lot.

Don1 wrote in post #11804252
Great shots Harv. You've really captured the mood of the very cold morning. Apparently Brampton was -15C this morning so you must have been a few degrees colder.

Thanks a lot, Don. I was cold, but I think he was colder.

bcd01 wrote in post #11804457
Nice picture, but he sure looks cold.

He sure does. Thanks.