Spent a morning with a tri-color

HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
edited October 28, 2008 in Wildlife
Hi Y'all,

Things are still at tad slow at the wetlands as the fish supply is still low. Since the action hasn't been the greatest I've been spending more time with a subject. One morning I ran across a very cooperative tri-color heron so I hung out with for close to two hours and captured some of its hunting routines.

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Harry
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  • jonh68jonh68 Registered Users Posts: 2,711 Major grins
    edited October 16, 2008
    Nice!
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  • dlplumerdlplumer Registered Users Posts: 8,081 Major grins
    edited October 16, 2008
    Great study, great shots, nice change of pace clap.gif Especially love that first one Harry iloveyou.gif
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  • CatoCato Registered Users Posts: 287 Major grins
    edited October 16, 2008
    Truly stunning shots! bowdown.gif

    #6 it's beak looks sharp enough to cut a steak.
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  • AbiciriderbackAbiciriderback Registered Users Posts: 191 Major grins
    edited October 16, 2008
    Great captures especially like the reflections must have been a perfectly still morning.

    Ray Still
  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited October 16, 2008
    They're all good, but that first one just knocks my socks off. clap.gif

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  • bigpixbigpix Registered Users Posts: 371 Major grins
    edited October 17, 2008
    in a word...... stunning...... it is hard to pick the one I like the most..... so I pick the lot clap.gif
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited October 17, 2008
    jonh68 wrote:
    Nice!

    Thank you Jon
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  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited October 17, 2008
    All good, Harry...but those last two...thumb.gifthumb

    Oops! Almost forgot to mention how much I like the second shot!
  • MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
    edited October 17, 2008
    Great series Harry. I like the action shots and the nice poses. The color is very nice too.
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  • IraRunyanIraRunyan Registered Users Posts: 1,013 Major grins
    edited October 17, 2008
    Outstanding Shots, Harry! thumb.gifthumb.gif
    The first two are fantastic images...........
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  • GaleGale Registered Users Posts: 1,052 Major grins
    edited October 18, 2008
    Beautiful shots Harry,
    Was a great tricolor morning , with nice light
    Best Regards
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  • canon400dcanon400d Banned Posts: 2,826 Major grins
    edited October 18, 2008
    Gale wrote:
    Beautiful shots Harry,
    Was a great tricolor morning , with nice light

    Those shots are absolutely first class Harry.
    Regards
    Bob
  • HarvHarv Registered Users Posts: 1,105 Major grins
    edited October 18, 2008
    Super series, Harry. Well done.
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited October 19, 2008
    dlplumer wrote:
    Great study, great shots, nice change of pace clap.gif Especially love that first one Harry iloveyou.gif

    Thanks Dan, I was very happy with that first one too.
    Harry
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited October 20, 2008
    Cato wrote:
    Truly stunning shots! bowdown.gif

    #6 it's beak looks sharp enough to cut a steak.

    Thanks and they do use their bills to spear fish an dother prey.
    Harry
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited October 21, 2008
    Abiciriderback wrote:
    Great captures especially like the reflections must have been a perfectly still morning.

    Ray Still

    Thanks Ray. It was a still morning and that's the time to get reflection captures
    Harry
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    How many photographers does it take to change a light bulb? 50. One to change the bulb, and forty-nine to say, "I could have done that better!"
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited October 21, 2008
    kdog wrote:
    They're all good, but that first one just knocks my socks off. clap.gif

    Cheers,
    -joel

    Thanks Joel and #1 is my fave of the set.
    Harry
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    How many photographers does it take to change a light bulb? 50. One to change the bulb, and forty-nine to say, "I could have done that better!"
  • evil eggplantevil eggplant Registered Users Posts: 464 Major grins
    edited October 21, 2008
    Really nice, Harry. The exposures are dead on, everything sharp and well composed.

    Harryb wrote:
    Hi Y'all,

    Things are still at tad slow at the wetlands as the fish supply is still low. Since the action hasn't been the greatest I've been spending more time with a subject. One morning I ran across a very cooperative tri-color heron so I hung out with for close to two hours and captured some of its hunting routines.

    388216570_ttazK-XL.jpg

    388216556_bDWPs-XL.jpg

    388216711_P2vkf-XL.jpg

    388216675_dhVV6-XL.jpg

    388216681_u9do4-XL.jpg

    388216728_qqbhg-XL.jpg

    388216741_TJkgi-XL.jpg
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited October 22, 2008
    bigpix wrote:
    in a word...... stunning...... it is hard to pick the one I like the most..... so I pick the lot clap.gif

    Thanks for the kind words.
    Harry
    http://behret.smugmug.com/ NANPA member
    How many photographers does it take to change a light bulb? 50. One to change the bulb, and forty-nine to say, "I could have done that better!"
  • GiphsubGiphsub Registered Users Posts: 2,662 Major grins
    edited October 24, 2008
    I love that first shot Harry! Such beautiful colour and reflection. Ah I miss the egrets of Kyoto that used to let me sit and watch them doing that.
    Mike Helbig

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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited October 28, 2008
    Ric Grupe wrote:
    All good, Harry...but those last two...thumb.gifthumb

    Oops! Almost forgot to mention how much I like the second shot!

    Thanks Ric, it was a perfect day for shooting.
    Harry
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    How many photographers does it take to change a light bulb? 50. One to change the bulb, and forty-nine to say, "I could have done that better!"
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited October 28, 2008
    Maestro wrote:
    Great series Harry. I like the action shots and the nice poses. The color is very nice too.
    Thanks Stephen
    Harry
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    How many photographers does it take to change a light bulb? 50. One to change the bulb, and forty-nine to say, "I could have done that better!"
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