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21-DEC-2018

If you've got an itch, scratch it!

The heron wasn’t moving from his spot on the island, but he sure did give me a lot of interesting poses and feather-dos.

Best to view in "Original" because other versions resized by Pbase are decidedly unsharp.

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We stopped by the lake on the National Mall again to see if the heron had flown south. Much to our surprise, he was still there, along with quite a few cormorants, despite the bitterly cold weather we’ve had over the past week, although it was almost 70 degrees on that particular day (!).

What Sahraa thinks of the new camera, posted earlier:

Sony RX10 IV
1/800s f/4.5 at 220.0mm iso320 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto
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Alexander Kazakov17-Feb-2019 12:16
Pretty! V
janescottcumming31-Dec-2018 00:28
Ha, great catch! V
Julie Oldfield29-Dec-2018 17:10
You caught his bad side. V
fotabug29-Dec-2018 06:03
The heron is one of my favorite birds! Nice shot.
Nirvan Hope28-Dec-2018 18:14
What an interesting pose! Never seen one do this - you captured just the right moment.
larose forest photos28-Dec-2018 16:43
Great pose, very well caught! V
Pieter Bos28-Dec-2018 16:09
Nice pose! ~V
Tom Munson28-Dec-2018 15:50
When you have an itch you have to scratch it. Great shot.
Jim Coffman28-Dec-2018 14:53
They are funny creatures!! Excellent capture...
marie-jose wolff28-Dec-2018 12:07
fine capture of this beautiful heron, nice colors and details of the feathers! V
Fong Lam28-Dec-2018 10:48
A wonderful capture of this lovely heron with that fabulous pose and great clarity...V
Chris Morton28-Dec-2018 08:09
nothing like a good scratch
Ton, Ben & Rob Nagtegaal28-Dec-2018 07:32
Perfect timing to catch this interesting pose. V