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Watching the River
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Watching the River

by Ken Watkins

Gallery: AvianPosted June 1, 201565 views4 comments

This Goliath Heron sat watching the Nile Roll by, in Murchison falls area of Uganda.

Hand held from drifting boat

EOS 1DX 

200-400mm F4 at 560mm

F5.6

ISO 800

1/4000

 

Comments

4 comments
Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on June 1, 2015 at 10:32 AM

Nice comp on this one Ken. I like the flowers and think they add a bit more to this comp. Good work!

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on June 1, 2015 at 2:15 PM

Glorious looking Heron, Ken.  Nice light and a good pose.

devil

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Comment posted by Jim Hansen on June 1, 2015 at 6:03 PM

Nice look at this heron.  I like the pose, the lighting, and the inclusion of the bird's environment.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on June 2, 2015 at 4:17 AM

Just corrected all of my typos, shockingly badsad

Thanks for your comments which are much appreciateddevil

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