Great Blue Heron - Takeoff

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   ricmcarthur, dee_r, Tailer's Family - journeying!, mjp3000, and 38 other people added this photo to their favorites.

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   Otmar Smit (74 months ago | reply)

   Great wildlife shot and the picture looks very aestetic, very well done!

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   Fotomom (74 months ago | reply)

   Wow! The focus and colors are so wonderful, I thought he was going to fly into my room!

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   Harriet Picturebug (74 months ago | reply)

   Great action, and perfect timing!

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   ricmcarthur (74 months ago | reply)

   Amazing. You consistently nail these shots.

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   dee_r (74 months ago | reply)

   unbelievable capture.

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   Doug Lloyd (74 months ago | reply)

   WOW!!!
   Doug

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   Ard's photos (74 months ago | reply)

   Pracht opname Jon en prachtige kleuren..

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   mjp3000 (74 months ago | reply)

   This si an amazing photo Jon. The detail is superb!

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    Ananda Debnath (74 months ago | reply)

    Beautiful shot!

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    fr0g (74 months ago | reply)

    omg! Beautiful shot.

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    garyhymes (74 months ago | reply)

    Breathtaking!

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    Mr PloppyPants (74 months ago | reply)

    Wonderful shot!

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    Kris Kros (74 months ago | reply)

    Magnificent capture of the flight. Well done, Jon.

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    backroadshutterbug (74 months ago | reply)

    Wow!This is Awesome!

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    pinklassy3 (74 months ago | reply)

    WOW...the clarity is just awsome!

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    Cai B (74 months ago | reply)

    very well done, great shot. I've tried taken pictures of herons but they always fly away before I can get close enough! Easily spooked bird, how big is your zoom?

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    Nikographer [Jon] (74 months ago | reply)

    400mm. Part of the game of approaching them is to move really slowly, and don't always maintain eye contact with them. These heron are not as skitish as others I've seen as well, so that helps. They also follow something of a pattern as they work the lake and sometimes I get lucky and plant myself where they are headed before the know they're heading there.

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    sk8mama (74 months ago | reply)

    Astoundingly beautiful!

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    ChasingFuries (74 months ago | reply)

    Wow! Thats really beautiful! The detail and colors are perfect! Very nice shot Jon! :D

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    *Zig* (74 months ago | reply)

    Amazing!

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    Imapix (74 months ago | reply)

    Superb!

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    Compmouse (74 months ago | reply)

    I love this shot. I don't know how you manage it? Do you sit with your camera ready in marshy areas waiting for stuff like this to happen?

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    bunny_price (74 months ago | reply)

    wow! fantastic shot :) the colours are beautifully balanced

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    kwilliams (74 months ago | reply)

    Wow, gorgeous shot. The lighting is fantastic

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    catbutler (73 months ago | reply)

    Another unbelievable photo! You must wait and wait and wait - this is no SNAPshot, for sure!

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    Marrrcelll (70 months ago | reply)

    Outstanding!

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    noahg. (70 months ago | reply)

    Excellent!

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    sindri_skulason (70 months ago | reply)

    Excellent in-flight shot. :-)

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    Alan Saunders (69 months ago | reply)

    stunning, simply stunning. Fantastic shot.

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    n&pdav (50 months ago | reply)

    Was in a rush, faved this so I could look at this wonderful shot again. Had time to look at some of your other photos which are great! Thanks.

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    tattoo friek (33 months ago | reply)

    amazing capture and color !!!

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    happyjax (30 months ago | reply)

    Great shot Jon! Love the colors:)

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