Great Blue Herons Mating Rituals


Posted by Katlady on Thu Jan 12, 2017 3:42 pm

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This is a great time in the Central Florida area to catch some mating ritual action of the Great Blue Herons.
Taken in the bright morning light against a BG of reeds.
I never tire of watching these graceful birds.

Canon 7D Mark II
600mm lens
2x TC

2500sec   f/8

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by Jan Wegener on Thu Jan 12, 2017 3:51 pm
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awesome!!
 

by Karl Egressy on Thu Jan 12, 2017 5:22 pm
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A truly beautiful behavior image.
 

by KK Hui on Thu Jan 12, 2017 7:06 pm
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Lovely shot, Kathy!
The bg color makes this image ...
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by TerryWSmith on Thu Jan 12, 2017 9:53 pm
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Such a nice interaction capture-love the light.

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by Gary Briney on Thu Jan 12, 2017 10:04 pm
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Gorgeous shot Kat -- really nice light
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by Gary Gulash on Thu Jan 12, 2017 11:34 pm
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Outstanding composition created by the nest with the intertwined birds. Nice work!!!
 

by Des on Fri Jan 13, 2017 7:49 am
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Beautiful, almost like a painting. Wonderful.
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by Gene Gwin on Fri Jan 13, 2017 8:49 am
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Kat, This is super!!!
 

by Cynthia Crawford on Fri Jan 13, 2017 9:04 am
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This is just just superb! Love the warm tones and the composition is wonderful. This is a work of art.
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by david fletcher on Fri Jan 13, 2017 3:23 pm
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just plain beautiful! Gorgeous shot Kathy
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by swanuck on Fri Jan 13, 2017 4:40 pm
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nice and like bg colors
 

by Missy Mandel on Fri Jan 13, 2017 7:31 pm
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Beautiful image all around Kathy!
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by Ron Day on Fri Jan 13, 2017 9:06 pm
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Extremely well done !!!
 

by Mike Wooding on Fri Jan 13, 2017 9:34 pm
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Really nice, Kathy...fabulous poses, light and habitat.
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by john on Sat Jan 14, 2017 12:51 am
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Beautiful! I love the tones in this image.
 

by TerryWSmith on Sun Jan 15, 2017 1:20 pm
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Could you have had better light to work with? Most likely not.
Great Image.

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