EX-Z55
ƒ/4.8
17.4 mm
1/80

This great blue heron has been a consistent greeting party for mountain bikers on the sunny hill near the entrance to Foothills Park. Today, I was ready for a photo.

~6 ft. wingspan

10 responses to “Liftoff”

  1. He’s in a hurry! Nice motion shot.

  2. Beautiful. Love the the blue of the wings.

  3. thanks. I only have a 3x zoom, so I was happy that it came out OK

  4. Love the lush grass, too.

  5. He is super, love his blue colour, one can feel the wieght, like Concorde. One of them visits my pond, he has to bank almost vertically to clear the trees.

  6. Oh how pretty! He looks like a ballet dancer 😉

    Thanks for the link, I much appreciate it! It’s amazing for 3x zoom, a job very well done. Especially the bluish-purple color of his wings came out good – lovely picture throughout.

  7. Oh, yes! I love these birds and have tried to capture them with my camera and know how hard that is. Good job.

  8. he’s off like a rocket. Wonderful shot of him.

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