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30-Jun-2017 T Olmsted

6-30-2017 Juvenile Green Heron

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I have only seen a couple of these herons. This is one of four hatchlings at a nest near us, here in Edmonds, Washington. They are much smaller than the Great Blue Herons.
I was lucky to find one with good lighting. BTW this almost
looks like I used flash - but in fact just natural lighting.

Canon EOS 5D Mark III ,Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS USM
1/1250s f/5.6 at 700.0mm iso400 (500mmm f4L with Tamron
1.4x extender) full exif

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Terry 10-Jul-2017 16:05
Thanks very much, Pete and Michael.
Michael Edwards07-Jul-2017 22:05
Incredible close-up and light. Truly a winner here...
Pete Hemington07-Jul-2017 21:53
Wonderful, I love the expression
Terry_O06-Jul-2017 06:39
Thanks, Sally - yes, a fuzzy crew-cut :)
Sally 05-Jul-2017 01:41
What a perfect capture Terry.
Looks like he has a crew cut!
Terry 04-Jul-2017 16:06
Thanks Elaine. I appreciate your very generous and kind comment.
Elaine Simmonds 04-Jul-2017 04:55
Always a delight to look at one of your wonderful shots and this is another winner.
I like the look of intensity in the bird's eye and pose.
Great work, as usual.
Terry_O03-Jul-2017 23:49
Thanks very much, Cindy and Hal. Hal, they do share those eyes, though. :)
Hal 03-Jul-2017 05:07
A wonderfully clear and detailed shot Terry.
Wonderful detail and lighting.
Only the lack of high-light in the eye
and the shadow on the left leg would tell us
that you had not used flash.
We have a very few around here. They certainly don't look like the GBH.
They don't even look like a near relation.
Simply a brilliant photograph, Terry.
Cindy Flood03-Jul-2017 01:13
The lighting and detail are both excellent. This was a great find to capture a juvenile. I used to see Green Herons a lot in Florida, but they are rare around here.