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Green Heron
Stanley Jones

Green Heron (Butorides virescens)

Green Heron (Butorides virescens virescens). Reach for it!
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Habitat
Post Oak Savannah vegetation area, lake's edge, open manicured park adjacent to the Lake at ca. 91 m (300 ft) elevation.
Location
Travis Bryan Midtown Lake, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA.
Date taken
June 2024
Scientific name
Butorides virescens
Equipment used
Canon
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bievreJJ
splendid landing shot (or maybe it's rehearsing for the olympics backstroke tournament lol), superb photo, Stanley, love it, many tfs!!
 
jbpixels
(y) Brilliant timing and bird shot. Thank you for your get well wishes. Still with pain in my knee.
 
Kits
Blinking heck, Stanley! How brilliant is this! 😍
 
Chris G6 UXU
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Supporter
A cracking detailed action shot, lighting, setting and capture Stanley, many tfs.
 
delia todd
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Opus Editor
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LOL I take it he made it safely and didn't mess up the landing!!!

That's a fabulous picture Stanley - you've really timed that so well my friend. Thanks.
 

Media information

Category
North America
Added by
Stanley Jones
Date added
View count
329
Comment count
14

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS R5
Aperture
ƒ/7.1
Focal length
500.0 mm
Exposure time
1/1600 second(s)
ISO
800
Filename
Green Heron landiong, Travis Bryan Midtown Lake, Bryan, Brazos County.jpg
File size
5.2 MB
Date taken
Thu, 06 June 2024 11:47 AM
Dimensions
1920px x 1387px

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