I got me a *fancy Harry* bird..

evil eggplant

Imagine my surprise when this fellow stopped by. We don't see many herons around here

20d, 400mm (and a bunch of cropping)

Harryb

Not too shabby Rich, a black-crowned night heron. I hadn't seen too many night herons around here until they started to hang out in the stream behind my back yard.

Osprey Whisperer

Well done Rich. You just need to go back and grab a seat in your living room and open the patio door. These herons will just walk in and then you can snap their pic with a 50mm. Well...that's how I do it at my place.

evil eggplant

Feh, herons in the backyard... You're having waaaay too much fun out there.

As always, thanks for the nice words. Hope you're feeling better.

Harryb wrote:

Not too shabby Rich, a black-crowned night heron. I hadn't seen too many night herons around here until they started to hang out in the stream behind my back yard.

evil eggplant

You should get together with Harry, they pose for him

Thanks for the nice words

Bird Man Photographer wrote:

Well done Rich. You just need to go back and grab a seat in your living room and open the patio door. These herons will just walk in and then you can snap their pic with a 50mm. Well...that's how I do it at my place.

jwear

and we do not as many as in years past nice find

Ric Grupe

Very cool, Rich. :


I actually saw an egret here in northern Illinois the other day.