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Photography => Ontario Birds => Topic started by: jackbreakfast on September 16, 2011, 07:30:42 PM

Title: juvenile Great Blue Heron: yes!
Post by: jackbreakfast on September 16, 2011, 07:30:42 PM

Hello again
I hope you'll enjoy this shot; I do!
Much love from Jack Breakfast
(http://www.jackbreakfast.com/birds/bh5.jpg)

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Post by: newfoundlander61 on September 16, 2011, 07:36:27 PM

Awesome flight shot. Very nice indeed.

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Post by: BoboBird on September 16, 2011, 07:48:16 PM

Stellar shot - they do grow fast dont they.

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Post by: lovemypt on September 16, 2011, 09:19:18 PM

neat looking neck shot...almost looks like the head and neck are twisted.....

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Post by: jackbreakfast on September 17, 2011, 05:20:35 PM

Thank you, folks! Who's got a better neck than a great blue heron? Nobody I know...

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Post by: steve rossi on September 18, 2011, 02:07:50 PM

Nicely captured.

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Post by: jackbreakfast on September 18, 2011, 08:23:33 PM

Thank you!

Title: Re: juvenile Great Blue Heron: yes!
Post by: lock65 on October 01, 2011, 08:32:02 AM

beautiful shots/ Meaning not only this one but all the shots you post . Great work

Title: Re: juvenile Great Blue Heron: yes!
Post by: jackbreakfast on October 01, 2011, 09:25:14 AM

ah lock65 thank you so much for those words. It really means a lot to me, you know. Much appreciated!
breakfast.

Title: Re: juvenile Great Blue Heron: yes!
Post by: Irene on October 01, 2011, 10:54:13 AM

It is a great capture, but I have  a bit of a dumb question, how do you know the heron is a juvie? I can't seem to tell the difference ...and..is there a difference between male and females? or are they so small we don't notice?

Title: Re: juvenile Great Blue Heron: yes!
Post by: jackbreakfast on October 01, 2011, 11:56:46 AM

Irene, that isn't a dumb question at all. The adult has some lovely plumes and also a white cap. It's a larger bird as well...for example, the picture you recently posted is of an adult...no real way to tell the sexes apart other than perhaps some kind of creepy inspection?

Title: Re: juvenile Great Blue Heron: yes!
Post by: Irene on October 01, 2011, 05:57:30 PM

Thanks Jack, yeah the one I posted did have a little plume thingy at the back of his head, maybe just the males have the plume thing?..hmmm