Heron flying with sticks for nest

Heron flying with sticks for nest

great blue heron, lifting off with sticks in its beak, to take to the cliffside/bluff where it's building its nest, along with many other herons.

This is a few minutes drive from where we live.

Created by: Alandrapal.

Tools Used: 20D, 100-400L & 1.4x teleconverter

Created on: 10 April 2007

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Image Number: 37224

Comments:

Alandrapal from Canada on May 8, 2008 at 4:00 AM said:

Hi Alan, thanks for the nice comments, glad you enjoyed this one. The wings in that position are cool. It looks as if the heron's eye is watching me, too.

Bubbalinn from Golden Valley, Arizona. on May 7, 2008 at 10:01 PM said:

Gorgeous photo Alandra!! I also really like the position of the wings that you captured. Great Job.. I don't know how I missed this one but I did LOL...

Alandra from westcoast Canada on Oct 23, 2007 at 4:02 PM said:

thankyou Nancy and Artsyinchicago (Jeannie) - am sorry I missed thanking you both earlier.

Alandra from westcoast Canada on Jul 25, 2007 at 5:45 PM said:

thankyou Tania and Ikka for the nice comments. I also like the wing positions in this image.

tania (TMR8) from Taranaki New Zealand on Jul 25, 2007 at 3:23 PM said:

Alandra what a capture. I love the position of the wings in this shot. Beautiful

Ikka Capellan from Germany on Jul 25, 2007 at 7:29 AM said:

Alandra late, but I have to tell, that this is a very nice photo, well captured. Thanks for sharing.

Nancy from New York on May 10, 2007 at 8:47 PM said:

Alandra,I think you captured this heron very well esp the feathers and wings and the stick they are holding! Very nice shot! Love Nancy

Artsyinchicago from Northern Burbs of Illinois on May 6, 2007 at 2:13 PM said:

Awesome! I really like this shot alot! Great capture!!

Alandra from westcoast Canada on Apr 27, 2007 at 4:12 AM said:

that's nice of you, Don, many thanks. Well, we noticed last summer that the herons were flying over top of us, much moreso than they are at this time of the season, - we went there last year when the babies were already hatched. When there recently, we noticed they really avoid flying overhead.

donwrob from Ohio on Apr 26, 2007 at 10:08 PM said:

Very cool capture Alandra. Blue Herons are pretty shy all the time around here. I know where a huge rookery is about an hour from here. It is amazing how they get in and out of the trees with those large wings. Great shot! Don

Alandra from westcoast Canada on Apr 26, 2007 at 8:11 PM said:

appreciate your nice comments, Karen. Of course, wish the herons had been closer, but hoped for the best, considering the distance involved - plus they are very shy at this stage of the nesting season.

km from TX on Apr 26, 2007 at 6:44 PM said:

This is a beautiful image showing natural behavior. Well done.

Alandra from westcoast Canada on Apr 26, 2007 at 6:17 PM said:

thanks Lorraine, yes, they have a huge wingspan. It's amazing how they navigate around the tree branches when they land at their nests.

lorraine from NZ on Apr 26, 2007 at 5:15 PM said:

A nice shot, looks like thy have a good length wing span.

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