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Kruger National Park.
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Heron across the bank taken from the pub garden "Fish & Eels Nazeing" What a proud elegant bird, I love the way these guys pose for me, just a shame he was not a little closer.
Ce fameux Héron gris qui est toujours au rendez-vous derrière chez moi près du fleuve St-Laurent à chaque soir à la même heure.
A portrait of a Grey Heron that was so busy hunting in the long grass that it let me approach on foot to within 10 feet. The light wasn't great and I didn't do as well as I should have done, presented with the close-up opportunity. After a few shots I was able to walk slowly away, leaving the heron to its hunting.
Just saw this after swinging around from another bird.I think I'll have to get an extender as always cropping a lot on full frame
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Nous sommes allées avec une amie dans la réserve naturelle des Grangettes, une journée dans la nature cela fait tant de bien, ce lieu est magnifique et vaut bien une visite, j'y suis allée déjà deux fois ce printemps.
Merci pour vos visites, appréciations et commentaires bien appréciés et excellent week-end à tous
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We went with a friend in the nature reserve of Grangettes, a day in the nature that is so good, this place is beautiful and well worth a visit, I have been twice this spring.
Thank you for your visits, appreciations and comments well appreciated and excellent weekend at all
Last year, we had many green herons at Koll fishing. Drew crowds of photographers. This year, I've just seen this one. I was fortunate enough to have it near shore when it went fishing, and got some shots of its success.
Egretta caerulea. Small heron, about 24 inches. Slate blue on the bottom, maroon on the top. Frequents marshes, and swamps. Its found in the southern and eastern costal areas.
Great Blue Heron Everglades, USA.
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Looks like he just swallowed something!
Butorides virescens
ORDER: PELECANIFORMES
FAMILY: ARDEIDAE
Lake Pflugerville, Travis County, Texas, USA; September 12, 2015.
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Aussi à l'aise sur le dos d'un rhinocéros que sur celui de la vache du coin, le garde-bœuf a colonisé nos prairies après s'être cantonné, pendant des siècles, en Afrique tropicale.
Il cherche souvent sa nourriture dans les champs. Il aime accompagner le bétail et profite de son déplacement pour capturer des insectes, des sauterelles, des grenouilles et des petits vertébrés…On le voit même parfois perché sur le dos des animaux, tentant de les débarrasser de leurs parasites : c’est du « gagnant-gagnant » !
Il vole en petits groupes, son coup d’aile est rapide et son vol puissant. Remuant et vif, il se livre à de brèves courses, le cou rentré. C’est un oiseau craintif qui ne donne pas beaucoup de voix, si ce n’est pendant la période de nidification avec des croassements et des gargouillements.
L’approche du héron garde-bœuf doit se faire avec patience où à l’affut. L’observation avec les jumelles ou la longue vue évite de le déranger.
Sur les bords de l'Allier.
On the banks of the Allier.
Am Ufer des Allier.
En las orillas del rĂo Allier.
Sur la bankoj de la Allier.
Sulle rive del Allier.
Nas margens do Allier.
Good day to all. Thank you for your visits and comments.
Guten Tag an alle. Vielen Dank fĂĽr Ihre Besuche und Kommentare.
Buenos dĂas a todos. Gracias por sus visitas y comentarios.
Bonan tagon al ĉiuj. Dankon pro viaj vizitoj kaj komentoj.
Buona giornata a tutti. Grazie per le vostre visite e commenti.
Bom dia a todos. Obrigado por suas visitas e comentários.
Tri Color Heron
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A colourful Heron that is easily distinguishable from the others due to its slender body and darker colour. A very shy bird, it favours densely vegetated habitats like reed beds where it hunts for a range of prey including fish, rodents, frogs and insects, either stalking them or standing waiting in ambush. Adult birds, as seen here, have the head and the neck buffish chestnut with dark streaks and lines down either side of the neck. The mantle is brown and the rest of the upper parts and the tail are brownish grey.
It was a good morning with the Green Herons. It was good to meet up with a few other wildlife photographers. Always good to be with like minded friends.
Grand héron gris, au cou presque blanc et avec un épais sourcil noir se prolongeant en aigrette. Long bec jaune. Larges ailes grises et noires. Emet des cris rauques en vol. Comme tous les les hérons, vole le cou replié. Piscivore. Pêche à l'affût, immobile dans l'eau ou sur la berge, aussi bien en mer qu'en eau douce. Capture poissons, grenouilles, campagnols. Niche en colonie dans les arbres. Une ponte de 4 oeufs. Présent toute l'année sur une grande partie de notre territoire.
Green Heron Juvenile
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Largest of the North American herons with long legs, a sinuous neck, and thick, dagger-like bill. Head, chest, and wing plumes give a shaggy appearance.
In flight, the Great Blue Heron curls its neck into a tight “S” shape; its wings are broad and rounded and its legs trail well beyond the tail.
Look for Great Blue Herons in saltwater and freshwater habitats, from open coasts, marshes, sloughs, riverbanks, and lakes to backyard goldfish ponds. They also forage in grasslands and agricultural fields. Breeding birds gather in colonies or “heronries” to build stick nests high off the ground.
Wikipedia: The great blue heron (Ardea herodias) is a large wading bird in the heron family Ardeidae, common near the shores of open water and in wetlands over most of North America and Central America, as well as the Caribbean and the Galápagos Islands. It is a rare vagrant to coastal Spain, the Azores, and areas of far southern Europe. An all-white population found in south Florida and the Florida Keys is known as the great white heron. Debate exists about whether this represents a white color morph of the great blue heron, a subspecies of it, or an entirely separate species. The status of white individuals known to occur elsewhere in the Caribbean, and very rarely elsewhere in eastern North America, is unclear.
Conservation status: Least Concern