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29th September 2012: The River Stour dog-legs around the south pool. In the middle of the dog-leg is a small sandy beach, on the opposite bank, where I sometimes see a single heron dozing. Herons, being more alert and quicker than me, escape before I can get my camera auto focus to lock-on, resulting in blurred images.
This morning I saw the heron before it saw me, and I managed to get a bead before it few away.
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Fantastic photo – you must have had your Weetabix that morning 🙂
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I don’t like Weetabix, Sue. Thanks for your comment, though. 🙂
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Lovely.
Isn’t it a thrill when you manage to catch a bird in focus – nice heron too. Head reminds me of our Nankeen Night heron here in Aust.
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I couldn’t find any blooms to photograph, Vicki. The heron was a welcome subject.
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Always a joy to capture these wary creatures. nice shot!
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Yes, Sue. I was glad the get the better of this heron.
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Good shot. Gotta love the GBH!
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Thanks, Phil. What does ‘GBH’ mean? In the UK, it means ‘Grievous Bodily Harm’, and it’s a criminal offence.
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Ha ha…That bird here is known as a Great Blue Heron, or for short, GBH. 🙂
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I see! 😉
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So nice to see a good capture o it..We’ve got a lot o them near the river Rhine, but as you said, very alert and no way I could get one on my walks with the dog down there, 😦
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Thank you. 🙂
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When I lived outside of Atlanta there was a heronry that was on Audubon property that I was asked to photograph. What a racket the young ones make when a parent returns with a gullet of fresh fish.
Great capture! These are NOT easy creatures to get close to. Good work!
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Thanks, Jim, Heron chicks can indeed make a terrible racket at feeding times. The herons haven’t bred on the marsh this year.
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