Thursday, 19 July 2012

The Bold Grey Heron

The Grey Heron
With Grey Herons, you can get a little closer to some of them. Usually the adult males are somewhat less concerned about your presence, providing you don't get too close.

This one wanted his photograph taken and didn't fly away very far and landed again several times at such a distance that he could monitor what I was doing. I took a few shots and then left him to his fishing.

Nikon D7000. Nikkor 70-300mm Lens.  1/160 at f5.6  270mm. ISO125.




Nikon D7000. Nikkor 70-300mm Lens. 1/80 at f5.6. 300mm. ISO100







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  2. Lovely series Roy.
    The one's at my local usually aren't so co-operative lol

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    1. Thanks Keith, I think they need to get very mature before they get bold.

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  3. Hi there - great set of shots.

    If you are interesting is sharing these images you could have a look at Wild Bird Wednesday on my photo-blog.

    Cheers - Stewart M

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    1. Thanks Stewart, I will take a look at that.

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  4. Very beautiful! I'm glad he wanted to hang around and pose for you. Love the flying shots. They are wonderful birds to see and photograph.

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  5. You made good use of his boldness Roy. A great set of shots.

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  6. Hey Roy..I love these guys especially when they stand up straight, like there thinking you don't see me do you!!
    Great photo..always like the flight ones..there wings seem to move in slow motion!!
    Grace

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  7. Love the second flight shot Roy, very nice!
    I only seem to be able to get close at Ferry Meadows, anywhere else and the bird flies before I even notice it's there!
    J
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    1. Thanks John.
      They can be a bit flighty there sometimes, this one was at the Western end of Gunwade.

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  8. Beautiful Roy, he's a handsome one. Thanks for sharing your camera settings too.

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  9. He's beautiful. So glad he let you photograph him.

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    1. Thanks Laura, he was very accommodating.

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  10. Beautiful captures of one of my very favourite birds.

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