Mike Powell

Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) photographed 11 August 2012 in Alexandria, Virginia.

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Posted in Birds, Nature, Photography, wildlife | Tagged Ardea herodias, Canon 55-250mm zoom lens, Canon Rebel XT, Great Blue Heron, heron, wading birds | 6 Comments

6 Responses

1. on August 12, 2012 at 4:20 am | Reply cindydyer

   LOL—I noticed you changed the date. I wondered how you could shoot an image a week from now! Now that would be magic! The advance copy I got read 18 Aug. I thought, oh, my, the month is getting away from me. Beautiful shot!

   
   
   • on August 12, 2012 at 4:46 am | Reply Mike Powell

     Thanks, CIndy. I caught my error in the date just after I pushed “publish.”

     
     
2. on August 12, 2012 at 11:03 am | Reply Kyle

   Mike,
   I’m envious! I would really like to photograph a blue heron on our pond, but it won’t stay put 😦
   Very nice shot!
   ~Kyle

   
   
   • on August 12, 2012 at 11:29 am | Reply Mike Powell

     Thanks. I was fortunate to be able to get to a clear spot on the shore where I could see him (most of the pond is surrounded by bushes and trees so it was a little surprising I had a clear line of view).

     
     
3. on August 12, 2012 at 12:11 pm | Reply New Hampshire Gardener

   Beautiful bird. That pond might also be a good place to find some interesting wildflowers.

   
   
   • on August 12, 2012 at 5:09 pm | Reply Mike Powell

     I’ll keep my eyes open. However, it’s a manmade pond in a suburban townhouse environment, so I am not sure we have all of the natural beauty that you would find at a “real” pond.

     
     

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