Heron beside brambles

: Heron beside brambles; great blue heron beside brambles and dried grasses at the roadside today.; Created by: Alandrapal.; Tools Used: 20D, 100-400L; Created on: 15 February 2007; Image Views: 99; Average Views per Day: 0.2; Image Number: 34948

Comments:

Alandra from westcoast Canada on Feb 16, 2007 at 8:37 PM said:

thanks also, Mary and Alex. Alex, yeah, - at one point there was something in the visor flapping on my head, a sheet of paper that I'd stashed there earlier,- got annoyed at that point, LoL - always so "organized" not.

Mary Sham from Pgh, PA on Feb 16, 2007 at 7:26 PM said:

Well done shot Alandra. My eye is directed right to the head and iris of the birds eye....:)

Whitler from Maine on Feb 16, 2007 at 7:00 PM said:

WOW!! very nice,looks like it was worth all the work to get that shot,huh?

Alandra from westcoast Canada on Feb 16, 2007 at 4:03 PM said:

thanks Evelyn. quite often these herons fly away as soon as they see us stopping nearby, - that happened yesterday also. but for some reason, this one stayed where it was, - I didn't get out of the SUV, just shot this thru the open window (doing lots of contortions, twisting the opposite way in the seat lol)

Evelyn on Feb 16, 2007 at 3:19 PM said:

What a great closeup of the fine bird. I have a few photos of these birds but none so close.

Alandra from westcoast Canada on Feb 16, 2007 at 2:15 PM said:

thanks also, Golda, somehow missed yours just now. Agree about words. Another one that a friend (also from England) mentioned years ago, is "hedgerow", - that's a nice word too, as well as Coppice or copse,as we used to say, when referring to a small wooded area.

Alandra from westcoast Canada on Feb 16, 2007 at 12:53 PM said:

thanks everyone, Janice, Carol, Steve & Don. Speaking of "brambles", Don, - guess that's my Brit heritage showing thru :) as I was born in England and lived there til 12 years old and recall going blackberry picking with my maternal grandma and coming home scratched to bits, purple fingers and lips :) but happy as all get out, with the bounty we'd gathered. Then it was blackberry & apple deep dish pies, and blackberry & apple jam- such a wonderful combination of flavours.

Golda from Port Alberni,Vancouver Is.Canada on Feb 16, 2007 at 12:50 PM said:

Gorgeous Alandra,this image could be a painting,great texture in both the feathers and the background.(brambles,thicket,brush)...lol are'nt words great?

donwrob from Ohio on Feb 16, 2007 at 11:56 AM said:

Very pretty Heron capture Alandra!

Just thinking about something. We don't use the word bramble down here. You rarely hear it, and it is such a nice word. Odd thing isn't it? Don

Shutterbug from Maine on Feb 16, 2007 at 11:55 AM said:

Gorgeous Blue heron!

Carol

Steve Brown (sgbrown) from UK on Feb 16, 2007 at 6:42 AM said:

Lovely capture, Alandra! You sure haven't lost any of your skills!

sparkle1103 from Illinois on Feb 15, 2007 at 10:36 PM said:

Really great shot Alandra.

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