A new Heron member in my favorite swamp.

Dick on ArubaDick on Aruba Registered Users Posts: 3,484 Major grins
edited June 16, 2006 in Wildlife
Today, the 15th of June, it was an official “Nature Photography Day” and that’s just what I did. I hope you enjoy them.

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Picture # 1:
In my favorite swamp I saw this Heron family member, isn’t he beautiful?:

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Picture # 2:
Here a sample where a composition in the middle works:

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Picture # 3:
Yesterday the shooting of BIF’s was a big fiasco, today I had some more luck:

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Picture #4:

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Picture #5:
This guy didn’t remember anymore that he’s too old to be green. When he realizes that the whole world could see him, he ran away.


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Dick.
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Comments

  • gluwatergluwater Registered Users Posts: 3,599 Major grins
    edited June 15, 2006
    Great shots Dick, I like that heron a lot. Is it a tri-colored? It resembles one but I have never seen one with that coloration before.
    Nick
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  • Dick on ArubaDick on Aruba Registered Users Posts: 3,484 Major grins
    edited June 15, 2006
    gluwater wrote:
    Great shots Dick, I like that heron a lot. Is it a tri-colored? It resembles one but I have never seen one with that coloration before.
    Thanks Nick.

    I'm not properly documentated about Herons. It's sometimes confusing. Hereunder the some of the Heron famile (It's said that the first is a tri-color):

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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited June 15, 2006
    Good shots Dick and the heron in question is a tri-color. The white underbody is a dead give-away.
    Harry
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  • raianraian Registered Users Posts: 260 Major grins
    edited June 15, 2006
    Great shots. Love the green legs on that heron. I've never seen one of these before.
  • dallasdallas Registered Users Posts: 1,638 Major grins
    edited June 16, 2006
    Thanks for sharing Dick, beautiful pictures.clap.gifclap.gif
    William
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  • riddim_makerriddim_maker Registered Users Posts: 1,835 Major grins
    edited June 16, 2006
    Very nice Dick. Nice variety. Were these all taken locally?
    Russ
  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited June 16, 2006
    good stuff thumb.gif wish we could find that heron in these parts but eek7.gif good capture
    Jeff W

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  • ginger_55ginger_55 Registered Users Posts: 8,416 Major grins
    edited June 16, 2006
    Nice shots! Good catches for "nature" day, or any day!

    ginger
    After all is said and done, it is the sweet tea.
  • Dick on ArubaDick on Aruba Registered Users Posts: 3,484 Major grins
    edited June 16, 2006
    Harryb wrote:
    Good shots Dick and the heron in question is a tri-color. The white underbody is a dead give-away.

    Thanks Harry.
    "Nothing sharpens sight like envy."
    Thomas Fuller.

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  • Dick on ArubaDick on Aruba Registered Users Posts: 3,484 Major grins
    edited June 16, 2006
    raian wrote:
    Great shots. Love the green legs on that heron. I've never seen one of these before.

    Thanks Raian.
    "Nothing sharpens sight like envy."
    Thomas Fuller.

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    Website.
  • Dick on ArubaDick on Aruba Registered Users Posts: 3,484 Major grins
    edited June 16, 2006
    dallas wrote:
    Thanks for sharing Dick, beautiful pictures.clap.gifclap.gif

    Thanks William.
    "Nothing sharpens sight like envy."
    Thomas Fuller.

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  • Dick on ArubaDick on Aruba Registered Users Posts: 3,484 Major grins
    edited June 16, 2006
    riddim_maker wrote:
    Very nice Dick. Nice variety. Were these all taken locally?

    Thanks Russ, Jeff and Ginger.

    @Russ: Yes, they are all locally.
    @Ginger: Show me yours!

    Dick.
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    Thomas Fuller.

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