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Heron headshot

November 30, 2022 by Mike Powell

I really liked the way that the light was falling on the face of this Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias), so I zoomed in close to capture this portrait-like headshot of the handsome heron last week at Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge.

Posted in Autumn, Birds, Nature, Photography, Portraits, wildlife | Tagged Ardea herodias, Canon 7D, Great Blue Heron, Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Tamron 150-600mm, Woodbridge VA | 9 Comments

9 Responses

on November 30, 2022 at 11:14 am | Reply Reed Andariese

Nice Great Blue Heron portrait! Enjoyed seeing it!
on November 30, 2022 at 11:26 am | Reply susurrus

You’ve captured its expression so well that it reminds me of one of those ‘which way do you see things’ tests. I can see it as having a far-away expression yet as herons always seem very focussed, I can switch to see that too.
on November 30, 2022 at 11:30 am | Reply Ann P

Wow!! Striking!!
on November 30, 2022 at 11:31 am | Reply Ann parziale

Wow!! Striking!!
on November 30, 2022 at 1:02 pm | Reply Michelle (Boomer Eco Crusader)

Nice headshot. Maybe the heron can put it on his “Twitter”. 😂
- on December 1, 2022 at 6:54 am | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Twitter? I love it!! 🙂
  - on December 1, 2022 at 7:06 am Michelle (Boomer Eco Crusader)
    
    LOL. I couldn’t resist. Have a great day Mike.
on November 30, 2022 at 4:28 pm | Reply Ted Jennings - TPJ Photography

Caught his sport as well 👏👏👏. Beautiful shot.
on December 3, 2022 at 11:42 am | Reply dzikie.miasto

So focused, cogitative. Beautiful.