great blue heron

A small industrial pond located in S. Jacksonville gets a lot of water fowl activity and some days if I'm fortunate I get a lot of photo ops!

It's amazing how still they can be for so long.

The Blue Heron was repeatedly attacked by a pair of Black-winged Stilts. It took off finally

Year round I'm out taking photos - and have limited experience at posting so these are some older photos thought to share. These Heron's have a nest at Kings Bay - which year to year they utilize (this year 2013 they did not appear) thus these are from 2010.

Taking his leave, if you please...

The bird got mad when it was attacked by pair of Black-winged Stilts

Cropped, adjusted exposure and saturation, reduced noise, and sharpened using Photoshop CS5 with Nik plug-ins.

This heron wasn't afraid of our boat as we floated past it.

Great Blue standing guard in tree. Hi folks, last post for probably a couple of weeks. Leaving in am for trip to Midwest. First stop will be at Magee Marsh on Lake Erie in Ohio. This will be my third year there to photograph warblers. It is a unique area located in the middle of a flyway for...

Spotted me...

I can't stop taking this fellows picture. He doesn't seem to appreciate it.

First time this fellow has stood still for me. We must be bonding.

Great Blue Heron Whatever the fish is, it seemed to be abundant: the bird was catching one after another. It might be a salmon fingerling, wild or hatchery, but I doubt the dorsal fin would be so prominent. For higher resolution...

This guy was sitting on a branch by the Columbia River and took off the second I raised the camera

The majestic "Great Blue Heron" is one of my favorite subjects. I hope this watercolor does justice to such a beautiful bird. This painting measures 18" x 24". For more info visit tombosewatercolors.blogspot.com .

9x12 watercolor based on photos and field sketches of first Killdeer of year, along with Great Blue Heron in the snow covered Manayunk Canal in Philadelphia, PA.

This bird was eyeballing the Koi at the Long Beach State Japanese Garden. The docents did the second grade teacher's thing and drove it off with a stern look and a double hand clap. I know little about bird ID, let me know of any errors.

We were fight for space in a shallow pool of water with fish in it. It was very interesting.

This Great Blue Heron scans the water looking for a prospective meal in Blue Springs State Park in Florida.

Shutter Speed:1/1250 second Aperture:F/4.0 Focal Length:176 mm ISO Speed:250 I walked out to the dock and watched this bird preen for about 10 minutes. he/she causally flew off, and I was able to snap this picture.