Great Blue Heron
We startled each other. He was in a position where he couldn't spread his six-foot wingspan, and I had a camera around my neck. After the shot he tiptoed out of the brush,pondward, then flew off.
posted by rich at 8:59 AM
Monday, May 08, 2006
We startled each other. He was in a position where he couldn't spread his six-foot wingspan, and I had a camera around my neck. After the shot he tiptoed out of the brush,pondward, then flew off.
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Hey! I rubbed my eyes but I still can't see a pic!
Really? Damn. I thought I nailed it.
I tried stuff, and Frank still doesn't see the heron. Is he pulling my fin? I know anglers. Is it a take-off on his book, like "What Frank don't want you to know?"
Sorry Rich. Not pulling your fin. (Too slippery anyway.) I still don't see the heron.
Hi Rich, I am using FireFox and I see your Heron.
Thanks, Flood
I think what happened is that somehow when I load from Webshots there's a problem. What I did was upload from my computer.
Wow! Now THAT'S a bird! Their necks look like snakes, don't you think?
Many observers find their outlines remind them of a pterodactyl. Since we've only seen reconstructions of what we think a pterodactyl looked like we can't be sure. The theory is that birds evolved from reptiles. A close up of a heron reveals soft, vibrant colored feathers. However, in flight, they even look more like their presumed predecessors.
What a stunning bird! I tried to capture a picture of a snowy egret in the wetlands near here, but I didn't have anything but my camera phone and what I ended up with was a white dot.
Dawno, I didn't have to zoom in. I was actually that close to the bird. We just happened on each other and he was too much in the rough to move right away.
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