San Antonio river walk bird

SirArmstrongSirArmstrong Registered Users Posts: 249 Major grins
edited June 30, 2006 in Wildlife
Caught this bird along the river walk in San Antonio. It was snatching small fish from the "river." Can anyone ID this bird?

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Steve

"Sometimes I do get to places just when God's ready to have somebody click the shutter."

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  • saurorasaurora Registered Users Posts: 4,320 Major grins
    edited June 29, 2006
    I'm going to make a really wild guess here just for the fun of it! I really don't know but...he looks like a night heron and he's blue and purple and maybe some other colors. How about a tri-colored night heron???? Is there such a bird. rolleyes1.gifne_nau.gif But meanwhile, it's a beautiful bird and a beautiful shot! Nicely composed, pretty background and I like his "pose". thumb.gif
  • Osprey WhispererOsprey Whisperer Registered Users Posts: 3,803 Major grins
    edited June 29, 2006
    Nice shot of a little green heron, Steve. thumb.gif

    Green Heron Info:

    http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Green_Heron.html
    Mike McCarthy

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    OspreyWhisperer.com
  • Brooks PBrooks P Registered Users Posts: 190 Major grins
    edited June 29, 2006
    Nice one. I really like the detail. I went to your site, but you don't have the exif data available on this one. May I ask how close you were to this bird, and how long a lens you used. I'm relatively new to bird photography and I am trying to get a feel for the distances and the lenses being used.
  • SirArmstrongSirArmstrong Registered Users Posts: 249 Major grins
    edited June 29, 2006
    Thanks for the guess saurora, and the link Bird Man. A Green Heron, cool.

    Brooks, here is the EXIF - I did some post processing but this is the original data.

    File Name: IMG_0386.CR2
    Camera Model: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT
    Shooting Date/Time: 6/29/2006 3:28:37 PM
    Shooting Mode: Program AE
    Tv( Shutter Speed ): 1/200
    Av( Aperture Value ): 4.0
    Metering Mode: Evaluative Metering
    Exposure Compensation: 0
    ISO Speed: 400
    Lens: 70.0 - 200.0mm
    Focal Length: 200.0mm
    Image Size: 3456x2304
    Image Quality: RAW
    Flash: Off
    White Balance Mode: Auto
    AF Mode: One-Shot AF
    File Size: 7593KB
    Drive Mode: Single-frame shooting
    Steve

    "Sometimes I do get to places just when God's ready to have somebody click the shutter."

    Ansel Adams
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited June 29, 2006
    Nice capture of a green heron. They can be tough to shoot because thye are very shy.
    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!"
  • saurorasaurora Registered Users Posts: 4,320 Major grins
    edited June 30, 2006
    Hmmm...He sure doesn't look green to me!!! rolleyes1.gif
  • Dick on ArubaDick on Aruba Registered Users Posts: 3,484 Major grins
    edited June 30, 2006
    Fantastic capture Steve.

    Thanks for sharing.

    Dick.
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