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Heron strike
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Heron strike

by Andy Shepherd

Gallery: Regional: UKNPPosted July 22, 2011141 views8 comments
One from last year, juvenile Heron striking at a shoal of small roach.

If you look to the right of the image you can see the small roach leaping out of the water to try and make an escape from the stabbing bill of the Heron, this was the first time I had seen this behavior and it proved to be quite interesting.

1/2000th @ f8 -1/3rd iso400 Full Frame

Please view the large version

Thanks for the comments on my last post and thanks for looking.

Andy... :wavey:

Comments

8 comments
Comment posted by John Robinson on July 22, 2011 at 4:15 PM
Great action grab Andy
Good indication of what action 2000th will stop :smile:
Good stuff.
John
Registered on March 2, 2008, 535 Posts, 2453 Comments
Comment posted by David Sewell on July 22, 2011 at 6:40 PM
Great capture of the moment, and the small fish are a bonus.

David
Registered on September 10, 2008, 63 Posts, 801 Comments
Comment posted by keith mitchell on July 23, 2011 at 2:49 AM
Andy ou have certainly caught the action with this fine shot.

Keith. :smile:
Registered on July 12, 2008, 127 Posts, 1735 Comments
Comment posted by Bertl Menegoni on July 23, 2011 at 9:17 AM
Wow, perfect timing Andy,
the escaping fish is a bonus and I like the water droplets,
:wavey:
Registered on November 19, 2007, 24 Posts, 265 Comments
Comment posted by Guy Rogers on July 24, 2011 at 4:48 AM
Hello Andy.

Excellent capture and captured just at the right moment.

:wavey: :wavey: :wavey:
Registered on January 16, 2007, 450 Posts, 995 Comments
Comment posted by Phil Ellard on July 24, 2011 at 4:56 PM
:wavey: Wonderful action shot :toast: good to see the eye :toast:
Registered on December 17, 2010, 60 Posts, 634 Comments
Comment posted by Andy Shepherd on July 25, 2011 at 7:29 AM

Thanks for the feedback guys, it's always appreciated :toast:

Andy... :wavey:
Registered on September 24, 2006, 123 Posts, 1254 Comments
Comment posted by Mike Smith on July 25, 2011 at 8:09 AM
It's the escaping fish that makes this shot. Most heron strike shots are missing the heron head detail (and here the head is totally submerged, reference to the "eye" looks like a water droplet to me) which generally results in a lower impact image. Here the leaping Roach add to the storyline.
Registered on September 16, 2005, 12 Posts, 46 Comments