A silhouette of a great blue heron (Ardea herodias) reaches for a windblown willow branch in Constitution Gardens on the National Mall. The heron, a regular visitor to the Gardens, was briefly chased by a red-tailed hawk, and after the hawk left he circled around the pond before trying to settle on this willow branch.
DCist, November 23, 2008: "Sunday Everybody Do the Heron Dance! Photo"
2009 DCist Exposed Show winner
highest Explore: #11
This photo was taken on November 22, 2008 in Washington, District of Columbia, US, using a Pentax K10D.
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Kevin H., mosley.brian, mateofiero, Finiky, and 185 other people added this photo to their favorites.
Bookworm82 (43 months ago | reply)
Great sillhouette!
Kevin H. (43 months ago | reply)
Beautiful, simple, stark image. Looks like it belongs on a scroll painting.
cyaneyed (43 months ago | reply)
wow, gorgeous! wow.
mosley.brian (43 months ago | reply)
Excellent shot Phil!
Finiky (43 months ago | reply)
awesome!
Karon (43 months ago | reply)
That's beautiful, Phil!
darktruth (43 months ago | reply)
Beautiful.
yakfur (43 months ago | reply)
incredible
little-wings (43 months ago | reply)
That's great! Love the whispiness of the leaves and the soft peach-colored background.
froglover.1979 (43 months ago | reply)
Ouite an unusual shot. Great silhouette,
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Pat Ulrich (43 months ago | reply)
this is gorgeous - really awesome shot!
I saw this magnificent wildlife image in Born Free, Living Free , a group dedicated to the photography of wildlife in their natural habitat.
yeoldeblackhippie (43 months ago | reply)
beautiful
G.M Photography (43 months ago | reply)
Please add this great bird photo to "Birds Photos" group
DCist (43 months ago | reply)
DCist is pleased to feature this photo as part of its weekend posting: Sunday, November 23, 2008.
Harpo42 (43 months ago | reply)
So cool! And congrats on the DCist thing there above. :)
grass.hopper (43 months ago | reply)
wow...so well done..great action and love the silhouette. The willow looks like it is too fragile to hold up a heron!
T.D. Ford (Grundlepuck) (43 months ago | reply)
Fantastic shot!
Verena Sala (43 months ago | reply)
just excellent...
dfg photography (43 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Carbon Footprint - NEW CONTESTS OPEN!!, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Simply stunning!
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soleil1016 (43 months ago | reply)
Sweeeeeet!
sally henny penny (43 months ago | reply)
Great shot Phil! It's just stunning.
See? I give you compliments ;)
Patrícia Raimond (43 months ago | reply)
Awesome!
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marco molleda * (43 months ago | reply)
Really great!!
B2 Photography (43 months ago | reply)
Great timing. Very nice shot !
* Siân * (43 months ago | reply)
Lovely photo
huntercasten (43 months ago | reply)
Incredible
free range nurse (43 months ago | reply)
this is art! it looks like a painting.
rlphotography (43 months ago | reply)
Beautifully captured & the silhouettes, well done.
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tanrun (43 months ago | reply)
awesome shot
Unique CuteY [deleted] (43 months ago | reply)
gr8 catch
dynegirl (43 months ago | reply)
- Burning Rubber - (43 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Our Planet - comment plz!, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Instant fave for me - perfect!
Tonio0707 (43 months ago | reply)
wonderful capture !
cltan47 [deleted] (43 months ago | reply)
excellent shot
*PauloF (43 months ago | reply)
Awesome shot...magnific silhouette !
oceaneye (43 months ago | reply)
What a great shot! Was it a lucky shot or did you watch for hours?
lovedc (43 months ago | reply)
Amazing. Great catch!
philliefan99 (43 months ago | reply)
thx, all. when a bird does something interesting, it's always luck!
GAD Q. (43 months ago | reply)
buena imagen
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Marvin Beatty Photography (43 months ago | reply)
Heron BOOGIE!! Yeah!
piriskoskis [deleted] (43 months ago | reply)
great capture ¡¡¡
Hola, soy el administrador de un grupo llamado SILUETAS-SILHOUETTES y nos encantaría agregar esto al grupo.
Jelltex (43 months ago | reply)
This is just fantastic. A wonderful shot.
kinoshaman (43 months ago | reply)
Extraordinary shot!
photophilde (43 months ago | reply)
great capture
. . . every.seven . . . (43 months ago | reply)
Great shot!
astrella13 (43 months ago | reply)
fan-f$%#ing-tastic!
CVNguyen (43 months ago | reply)
nice catch..
guido.r (43 months ago | reply)
Beautiful!
soleil1016 (42 months ago | reply)
Wow-eee, Explore #11?!! so so close to top ten! Pretty awesome! I see you jumped on your DCist Exposed entries- you must have been thinking about this ahead of time... =)
philliefan99 (42 months ago | reply)
I refuse to talk about my Exposed chances. Superstition. ;)
so close to top 10, but it has retreated into the 40s. oh well. :)