The Great Blue Heron is a wading bird in the heron family Ardeidae, common over most of North and Central America as well as the West Indies and the Galapagos Islands, except for the far north and deserts and high mountains where there is no water for it to feed in. It is an extremely rare vagrant to Europe, with records from Spain, the Azores and England.
It is the largest North American heron, with a head-to-tail length of 91-137 cm (36-54 in), a wingspan of 180 cm (71 in), and a weight of 2.2-3.6 kg (4.8-8 lbs). It is blue-gray overall, with black flight feathers, red-brown thighs, and a paired red-brown and black stripe up the flanks; the neck is rusty-gray, with black and white streaking down the front; the head is paler, with a nearly white face, and a pair of black plumes running from just above the eye to the back of the head. The feathers on the lower neck are long and plume-like; it also has plumes on the lower back at the start of the breeding season.
The primary food for Great Blue Heron is small fish, though they are also known to eat shellfish, insects, rodents, amphibians, reptiles, and small birds. It is generally a solitary feeder. Individuals usually forage while standing in water, but will also forage in fields or drop from the air, or a perch, into water. Herons locate their food by sight and generally swallow it whole.
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The framing is close to excellent, the motive is centered very well. It's interesting to see how it's centered but still feels asymmetrical in a way thanks to the shape of the bird.
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Timing is excellent as well, the waves, the colors, the bird's stance, everything melts together into a well composed photography.
I also like your frame and placing of watermark, it doesn't steal any of the attention but rather directs even more attention to the motive.
The only thing that draws this down a bit is that the bird is slightly blurred, even if it's just by a tiny tiny bit. Also, it's not the most original animal photograph, but it's still original and very well executed.
The framing is close to excellent, the motive is centered very well. It's interesting to see how it's centered but still feels asymmetrical in a way thanks to the shape of the bird.
The foreground fits perfectly with the overall mood of the photo, and by laying the focus on the bird alone you draw all of the attention to it.
Timing is excellent as well, the waves, the colors, the bird's stance, everything melts together into a well composed photography.
I also like your frame and placing of watermark, it doesn't steal any of the attention but rather directs even more attention to the motive.
The only thing that draws this down a bit is that the bird is slightly blurred, even if it's just by a tiny tiny bit. Also, it's not the most original animal photograph, but it's still original and very well executed.
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