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Photography => Ontario Birds => Topic started by: MEGHAN on November 04, 2009, 09:55:27 PM

Title: Great Blue Heron
Post by: MEGHAN on November 04, 2009, 09:55:27 PM

Thanks to yogistewart for posting that this guy was still around.
Found him today at Humber Bay East.
Why can I never find these guys in the water?  :)
Look at that  "beard"! This guy was beautiful!
Pardon the poop

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Post by: Misty01 on November 06, 2009, 04:35:03 AM

great find Meg, the first photo he looks super mad lol, but the second photo is beautiful!
Too bad he wasn't in a tree  :D

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Post by: mr.sharp-photo on November 06, 2009, 08:46:04 AM

there are some of my favourite GBH pictures this year. i like how he looks like Dracula.

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Post by: Moira on November 06, 2009, 06:00:39 PM

I have to agree - he looks like something out of some sci-fi or futuristic movie - definitely the bad guy!

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Post by: MEGHAN on November 07, 2009, 06:01:00 AM

Quote from: "yogistewart"

there are some of my favourite GBH pictures this year. i like how he looks like Dracula.

Thank you so much! It's because of your post that I knew he was there.
I'm going to head out there again this week to see if I can find him in the water, or at least on the ground!!
Moira, Crystal thank to the both of you. I love these photo's as well. Definately a different look for one of these guys.
Can anyone explain to me about the  "beard"? I have never seen one like this. It was actually blowing in the breeze. Does this come with age. I have never seen anything like that. He would tuck his head righ down inside it. Talk about the Tale of the Headless Heron.  :lol:
Thanks Everyone.
Meghan

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Post by: mr.sharp-photo on November 10, 2009, 09:45:40 AM

when we were there this weekend (sat and sun), there were two herons fishing in the middle pond area (where all the buffleheads swim). there were a fair # of photographers around.
i've seen one of the herons in the little stream that runs under the bridge after the Air India monument. makes for nice and easy pictures.

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Post by: MEGHAN on November 10, 2009, 11:27:07 AM

yogistewart, I found this little guy in the pond yesterday. No sign of Dracula though.  :(
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Post by: egret on November 10, 2009, 03:20:12 PM

Beautiful composition!

loved them

Egret

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Post by: MEGHAN on November 10, 2009, 03:48:37 PM

Egret,
Thank you very much.
I am so glad you enjoyed them.
Meg

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Post by: Misty01 on November 10, 2009, 08:09:14 PM

very nice Meghan, I bet that made you day when you saw it in the pnd  :)

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Post by: MEGHAN on November 10, 2009, 08:24:34 PM

Quote from: "Misty01"

very nice Meghan, I bet that made you day when you saw it in the pnd  :)

Thanks Crystal
So true. You know me, I love these guys (read "obsessed")
It was great to actually find one in the water. Instead of in a tree on a lamp post or in the road at work  :D
Meghan

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Post by: ravynne40 on November 10, 2009, 09:01:21 PM

Great shots Meghan, i'm happy that finally you got him in the pond!

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Post by: MEGHAN on November 14, 2009, 01:45:59 AM

Hey Irene
Thanks for your comment/compliment.
I was very happy.

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Post by: denis on November 14, 2009, 08:58:53 AM

great heron shots meghan! i especially love # 2
denis

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Post by: Niloc on November 14, 2009, 06:06:26 PM

Nice captures Meghan!!!

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Post by: MEGHAN on November 14, 2009, 07:27:03 PM

Colin and Denis..Thanks for your kind words and support. I'll master this hobby one day  :D
Meghan