Daily Photo: Night Heron
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This has been cropped, about 50%. I have tried and tried to get close enough to get a good shot of this guy. I’ve chased it from one side of the ponds to another (not on purpose–he just always seems to be hiding where I am going). Sometimes, I see it before it sees me. Other times, it’s in the air before I can bring up the camera.
When I see it first, I sometimes will drop to my belly and crawl towards it. Or if it’s high, like here, I will take tiny steps ever closer. I managed to cover a lot of distance for this shot–just not quite enough to get a really fantastic shot. Still, good enough for the daily photo.
Night herons are freaking awesome birds, by the way. Fun fact: Young Black-crowned Night-Herons often disgorge their stomach contents when disturbed. This habit makes it easy to study its diet.
Comments
05-06-2008
I love night herons. I’ve seen them here along the river a few times. Once there was one perched on a branch right outside my bedroom window. Someday I’ll manage to get a picture of one too.
Won’t be as good as yours, since I don’t have the equipment, but I’d be happy just to get one or two for me.
05-06-2008
Thanks, Jaime. I’m sure you can take as good or better pictures with practice. It’s 50% luck, if not more.
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