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Great Egret and Great Blue Heron.jpg
Stanley Jones

Great Egret and Great Blue Heron.jpg (Ardea alba, Ardea herodias)

Great Egret (Ardea alba egretta) and Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias wardi) Lake Somerville State Park, Nails Creek Unit, southwest of Somerville, Burleson County, Texas, USA. Post Oak Savannah vegetation area. Shallow margin of Lake Somerville with post oak/yaupon woods along the banks at 80 m (262 ft) elevation. November 2020
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Habitat
Post Oak Savannah vegetation area. Shallow margin of Lake Somerville with post oak/yaupon woods along the banks at 80 m (262 ft) elevation.
Location
Lake Somerville State Park, Nails Creek Unit, southwest of Somerville, Burleson County, Texas, USA.
Date taken
November 2020
Scientific name
Ardea alba, Ardea herodias
Equipment used
Canon
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KC Foggin
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A great double capture of these two Waders Stanley and a great capture!
 
Kits
Wasn't that kind of them to pose together for you, Stanley! A fabulous capture.
 
aloktewari
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Fantastic double capture of two biggies ... wonderful work ...
Tfs two fabulous images, Stanley ... tfs ...
 
delia todd
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That's a right nice pair you have found Stanley and in such beautiful blue water too.

A wonderful picture that my friend. Very well done and thanks lad.
 
j toon
a wonderful image of these two stan...the great blue looks a little taller...many thanks... (y)
 
peterow
A brilliant well lit and colourfully captured setting Stanley. Great detail in this wonderful framed shot, well done. well done.
 
Lisa W
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I think this is the first photo of these two I’ve seen where they are so close together! Excellent photo, Stanley.
 

Media information

Category
North America
Added by
Stanley Jones
Date added
View count
84
Comment count
15

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS R5
Aperture
ƒ/7.1
Focal length
500.0 mm
Exposure time
1/1600
ISO
200
Filename
Great Egret, Great Blue, Lake Somerville SP, Nails Creek Unit.jpg
File size
697.3 KB
Date taken
Mon, 16 November 2020 1:39 PM
Dimensions
1024px x 1024px

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