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Wishes come true

November 3, 2015 by Mike Powell

On a sunny day in late October, I was admiring the beautiful fall colors at Huntley Meadows Park and thought that it would be really cool if a Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) would pose for me in the colorful foliage.

Then it happened.

Wishes sometime come true.

Posted in Autumn, Birds, Nature, Photography, wildlife | Tagged Alexandria VA, Ardea herodias, Canon 50D, Great Blue Heron, Huntley Meadows Park, Tamron 150-600mm telephoto | 10 Comments

10 Responses

on November 3, 2015 at 7:16 am | Reply Dan Antion

Stunning photo Mike.
- on November 5, 2015 at 5:51 am | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Thanks, Dan.
on November 3, 2015 at 7:43 am | Reply Lyle Krahn

I love it when a plan comes together like that. Beautiful.
- on November 5, 2015 at 5:51 am | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Thanks, Lyle. A plan? I’m always sending out silent messages to my subjects, but rarely get a positive response. Hope may not be an effective photographic technique, but I am willing to try almost anything to get better photos.
on November 3, 2015 at 7:45 pm | Reply Laura (PA Pict)

This is a superb image. It makes me think of a Japanese woodblock print.
- on November 5, 2015 at 5:49 am | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Thanks, Laura. As I am learning from your blog postings, art is never far from your mind and seems to be an integral part of who you are.
on November 3, 2015 at 9:50 pm | Reply Sue

Well done! What a cooperative heron.
on November 4, 2015 at 5:27 am | Reply New Hampshire Garden Solutions

Nice shot! I don’t see herons in trees that often.
on November 5, 2015 at 3:30 am | Reply dianaed2013

\Great pose against the blue sky
- on November 5, 2015 at 4:49 am | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Thanks, Diana. I can’t take any credit for the pose or the sky, but was happy to be able to capture them in this beautiful image.