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I caught this Great Blur Heron flying along the river bank filled with trees and then he turned and I got him again.  Two quite different backgrounds.   Not the best shots, but okay for spur of the moment.  For the first shot, my camera was actually set up for a landscape shot of the trees and river and my husband called out to me to see the bird and I just panned and shot away.  By the time he had the desert backdrop, I had changed my settings.  Ah...the adrenaline rush...I love it!

Wow hi is beautiful.

Many years ago I drove bus along a road where there was a type of canal on one side.  Many times I saw a Great Blue Heron standing and fishing.  He too was beautiful.  I never did get a picture of him.

You did "good"!

There is a great blue who visits a pond near my home occasionally.  I've never had a chance to get a picture of him and I only saw him flying once.  That time he was just taking off and when he was about 10 or 12 feet above ground he let go a dump (HUGE) that landed only about 2 feet from my car. 

Quote from: JudyB on November 09, 2008, 02:51:01 PM
Wow hi is beautiful.

Many years ago I drove bus along a road where there was a type of canal on one side.  Many times I saw a Great Blue Heron standing and fishing.  He too was beautiful.  I never did get a picture of him.

You did "good"!

Oh, that's too bad you didn't get his photo, but at least you have the memory of him.  They are so fun just to watch.

Thanks very much.

Quote from: Jeanne Lee on November 09, 2008, 07:28:35 PM
There is a great blue who visits a pond near my home occasionally.  I've never had a chance to get a picture of him and I only saw him flying once.  That time he was just taking off and when he was about 10 or 12 feet above ground he let go a dump (HUGE) that landed only about 2 feet from my car. 

Oh my goodness!  What a story!  I don't suppose you would have wanted a photo at that particular moment, hu?   

I love to hear these stories.  Fun stuff.

I saw this guy again as we left and went further downriver walking on the nature trail.  He wasn't flighty this time at all.  Probably watched him for close to an hour.  He was still there when we left.  Would've preferred a closer shot, but the river was in the way.

Oh My.  That is the response I had when I saw him.  HE is indeed beautiful.