Green Heron

[Barbarian]

[Barbarian]

Larger version, here:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3493/3891870026_d0576bec44_b.jpg

[Jeanne Lee]

Maybe it's my monitor, but I don't see any green!   

[Barbarian]

I'd have called it a "red heron", but there already was one of those, so I guess they went with the color of the wings, which are shades of green.

[Don]

A super shot Barbarian, love the light in it. Don't you just wish the light in all your shots were like this? Just wish you had captured the whole bird.

Don

[JudyB]

Beautiful Barbarian.  Wonderful shot.  How close were you to take the picture!

[Norty]

I can really see the green. It's beautiful!!!
I too think that it would be nicer to see the whole bird.
Great job, though! 

Courtney 

[Barbarian]

[Barbarian]

There was a huge Japanese garden, with several large ponds, and the bird had dropped into a little glade with Japanese pines and dark green ground cover, giving a very interesting light.  He rested on a branch out over the water just a few yards away, and seemed pretty confident that I wouldn't try to go out there after him.

[Barbarian]

Mrs. Barbarian got him, too:

[Jeanne Lee]

Another good one!  And the Mrs. got more of the surrounding area.

[JudyB]

Well Done.  I do enjoy your photography!

[Don]

I like the one Mrs Barbarian got also. Nice shot.

Looks like a nice place.

Don

[Barbarian]

Mrs. B. has some very beautiful shots of this very large garden.   I'll ask her to post them tomorrow.

[JudyB]

Good we would love to see them.  I do enjoy her work too!

[Sarge]

That first one is a beauty Barbarian. Excellent light showing the green sheen and the eye contact is awesome.

Great picture.

Tim