I was on a walk recently near a pond where I have been lucky to see a Heron every now and then and have been able to get fairly decent photos too which is rather rare. It had flown from the opposite end but I was able to catch here before it flew off.
I have been lucky to get some nice and closer Heron images lately. This one was at a pond in the neighborhood right behind my house. I decided to stop by with all the rain we have been getting to see if one was around and there was. It was on the bank right near me and then flew to some rocks that were not very far away. I was amazed and got off a few shots before it took off from there of which this is one.
It's a double digit day today! 😁 This Spring I had a couple opportunities to take better Heron photos. I was able to get fairly close before they decided to fly off. This one was in a pond in the housing area not far from where I live and I was able to capture it while out on a bike ride one day.
I thought I would share another of the bird images that I have been able to capture this past late winter into spring. The Heron's have been slightly more cooperative so I have been able to get a few pictures where they are not flying away from me. I captured this one standing in a pond south of where I live on a bike ride about a month ago now.
So once again I was able to see a Heron in the typical way, flying away from me. 😏 I was able to capture a decent image of it though so I am sharing it today. I captured this at the spillway from Milford Lake.
Starting off the new year again with another of my favorite birds to capture in the wild, the Great Blue Heron. I enjoy capturing these birds partially because they are just interesting birds but also because they are such a challenge, at least in my area. This is how I normally get to capture them, they are flying away from me. 😏
I was riding my bike to dinner a few Friday's ago and decided to stop and take a photo of the autumn colors along the Smoky Hill River. As I was taking my images I was, ironically, photobombed by a Heron that decided to fly across the river. So, I captured a Heron as I most often do, in flight, away from me. 😏
Today's image is of one of my favorite birds to capture, I think because it is so hard for me to do as they are not very cooperative. This is how I usually see them, flying away from me. Fortunately i can still capture them in focus at times like this image. 😂 This is a Great Blue Heron. They remind me of dinosaurs.
It's a double digit day! 😀 Today's image is how I usually get to see Great Blue Herons, flying away from me. LOL Fortunately, sometimes, I still can get a fairly good image of it.
While I was in Colorado I had a great opportunity to capture a Great Blue Heron. I was riding on a trail outside Greeley which turned out to be great for views of nature but disappointing as a ride. Only about 2 miles out it was totally blocked by a train that was parked across the tracks. I was able to see and capture this Heron though, as it was getting a meal of a snake. By the time I took this particular image, it had gotten it down. I was closer to it than I usually get while in Kansas.
So I got really lucky recently with a Heron sighting. I was on a bike ride and stopped by the spillway at Milford Lake. I had looked and saw nothing in the water where I usually find them and so was mainly looking for lizards. I happened to look down the way to where some people were fishing and what did I see standing in the water...a Great Blue Heron! I could not believe it. There was someone else opposite it taking photos of it and I was able to get closer and get several shots and it didn't even seem to care. It was quite amazing.
It's a double digit day today! 😃 Today's image is one I was able to get in Florida. This is a Great Blue Heron. This bird was relatively close to me and unbothered by my presence, unlike here in Kansas where I can't seem to get within a quarter mile of them most times. There is also another bird in this picture, I believe it's a female Mallard but could be mistaken.
Today's image is how I commonly see these birds, they are flying away from me. 😏 I got a bit lucky with this one because it turned in front of me and I was able to get a bit closer image than when it first took off. This is a Great Blue Heron. I love to watch them fly with their long legs hanging out behind.
Today's image is how I normally see Great Blue Herons. This was taken early this year before I got lucky with a few that cooperated with me. I love to watch them flying and I love how their legs hang out behind them. This one was even harder to capture because of all the tree branches behind it.
Today's image is one of the best I have ever gotten of a Great Blue Heron and the best here in Kansas. I once was really close to one in Michigan. Anyway, I was out on a walk one day and went to a pond where I have seen one hanging out. I was able to get close by staying behind a bank and some reeds.
This spring I was treated to a couple of rare opportunities to photograph a Great Blue Heron that was not flying away from me! This is one of them that I captured back in April.
Happy June! On the same day that I observed the colorful lizard I was able to get a fairly close photo of a Great Blue Heron. It was standing in the middle of the spillway at Milford Lake. I got lucky and it actually didn't fly off while I took some images of it. I didn't try to get too close either so that helped I am sure.
I normally see Herons as they are rapidly flying away from me. I recently was able to have 2 opportunities within 2 days of each other to photograph one standing before it took off. This first one, I was looking across the pond for ducks and heard the hubster going "Heron, Heron, Heron". 😆 I almost missed it as it was much closer to me than I was looking or expecting! Obviously though, I finally looked in the right place.
Today I am sharing my first catch of the year for one of my most difficult birds to capture. They are one of my favorites, Great Blue Heron, very prehistoric looking but are always a challenge. This is the position I almost always get them in, flying away from me before I even get very near to them. 🙄
I was able to get a shot of a Great Blue Heron recently where it was not flying away from me. This one actually did fly off from where I originally spotted it while on a bike ride recently. I got lucky as it landed in a better spot in which to capture it. The first place I saw it, I would have been shooting through a chain link fence. Sometimes I do get lucky.
