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Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
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. More info: [link] Featured by the talented Olivia  in her "Amazing Animals" journal: [link] .Featured by the lovely and talented Rebecca  in her "Grand Prize Winner" journal: [link] .Featured by the talented Paulette  in her "Stunning Silhouettes" journal: [link] .Featured by the lovely Candice  in her "Random 10" journal: [link] .Featured by the talented Sergey  in his journal "August, 1.... and 70 000 Pageviews": [link] .After it won 2nd place in =SkyAndNatureClub's "Silhouettes" contest, it was featured in journals and articles by these wonderful deviants: *PamLam  *GramMoo  *gold-rose  *Tech-Attack  *mstargazer  =apomaniac  =noirwhisper  =honeytofla  *IrishGirl72  =eschlehahn  =rdalpes  =ba6ooy  *dream-club  *And-I-Walk-Alone  =Eternal-Love01  *VictorianPrincess  *Metal-Goddess  ~Ralooq  =markhossack  Featured by the talented Anna  in her article "Animals : Flying, crawling, domestic and wild": [link] .Featured by the talented Morgane  in her journal "Big feature III Herons and Egrets": [link] . Comments both pictures of the Great Blue Herons are beautiful!!
-- \\\"Orange Mocca Frappichinno!\\\" ~Zoolander  Really a dream!
 Wonderful shot, Cristian! A Happy New Year for you!  -- Greetings  Brigitte My new club =FracMan My stock account *Dragonfly113-Stock  I love the clarity of the water, and the stillness of the shot
 -- ¯\(°_o)/¯ - How do I shot web? "...if you can't defend your dignity then at least defend your insanity." *dangel88 Thanks, Brigitte! A happy 2009 to you!
 -- After all is said and done, more is said than done. (Aesop) -- In the beginning there was nothing, which exploded (Terry Pratchett).  beatifull
-- Sme divny, ale sme na to hrdy! Teivos   Great light !
-- Nobody said It was easy It such a shame for us to part Nobody said it was easy Oh no one ever said it will be this hard Oh let s go back to the start  Of the two shots, I think this one is hands down the best of the two!
 Such beautiful colors!  !-- --- Please visit my new website. Judy Whitton's Photo Galleries  Beautiful shot. Composition and colors are perfect.
-- "Fill what's empty, empty what's full, and scratch where it itches." - the Duchess of Windsor, when asked what is the secret of a long and happy life.  Amazing how it even visits Europe and the Galapagos. Seems to be very widespread because I saw lots in B.C. and a few in Alberta. I like how the sunlight reflects off the rippling water.
 Beautiful work, hon! Simply stunning!
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December 31, 2008
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Critiques
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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