Water wings

Gallery: AvianPosted March 23, 2010133 views7 comments

A Great Blue Heron dives with a splash into the water chasing a small fish, which it caught. Photographed in a completely natural setting at the Shark Valley National Park, Florida Everglades 3/6/2010. Camera: Canon 1D MkII w/200 mm f/2.8 lens, ISO 500, 1/500th @ f/5.6

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on March 23, 2010 at 12:20 AM

Great splash, Tom.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on March 23, 2010 at 4:41 AM

Nice angle on this, and great water action!
Seems a little tight in the frame at the bottom..
Sandy r

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Comment posted by Dan Harbour on March 23, 2010 at 10:47 AM

I like that action. Very dramatic.

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on March 23, 2010 at 4:21 PM

Tom,

I love the action, splashing water and the reflection. I think you could tame some of the brighter whites down on the wings.

Shark Valley is in the northern section of the Everglades National Park and a great place to photograph birds.

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Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on March 23, 2010 at 4:58 PM

Great action!

D&L

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on March 23, 2010 at 5:17 PM

Amazing the amount of water these birds move while fishing.

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on March 23, 2010 at 8:50 PM

For such a pointy head, they make a mighty splash, don't they?

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