The heron I see every day at the same spot in my frequent searches for an elusive kingfisher. Nothing special about this picture, but I like how the back plumage stands out.

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The local heron

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[–] 4 points 10 months ago (1 child)

It’s a beautiful photo! I see a great blue heron frequently near my apartment, but I never am able to get such a detailed picture.

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 10 months ago

    Thanks :)

    It was really close, to take that profile full-figure shot I had to back up to the side several meters and hold the camera as low as possible in the ditch. That is taken at 400mm.

    At 800mm I got very personal with it:

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  • [–] 4 points 10 months ago

    A model, stylish, runway ready. I'd wear that cape in a heart beat, no notes.

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  • [–] [S] 8 points 10 months ago*

    Thanks for the eyebrows-rising comment, let’s try to get some useful infos going: this picture was taken in Bayern, Germany, where herons migrate for winter (blue areas in the picture)

    I assume “DC metro area” means North America? No native grey herons there I think, but local? Almost all American citizens descend from people who self-imported themselves in NA, but I would surely call them local ;)

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    I like the tidiness of the feathers on its back - the Grey Herons round here (Reading, UK) tend to scruffiness!

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    [–] 6 points 10 months ago* (1 child)

    Very nice feather detail. Wading birds are quite fun to watch hunt. Their attack pose and strike is majestic.

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  • [–] 3 points 10 months ago

    Had no idea how big they are, despite seeing a few dozen at a distance, until we scared one up and he flew across the canoe bow.

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  • [–] 3 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    Incredible photo of those back feathers.

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    Phenomenal picture! Almost had me thinking it was AI, the plumage is so perfect

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