At My Window
I could claim hours of patient waiting, or lightning-fast reflexes that let me trip the shutter at just the right moment. None of that is true; these photos were the result of pure luck!
A large number of ruddy ducks have visited this year, and have stayed longer than usual, no doubt due to the warm winter. Always skittish, several of these tiny ducks had ventured closer to shore than usual — an opportunity too good to miss. I opened my window, slowly to avoid startling them, and started shooting. Suddenly, a Great Blue Heron flew across my field of view. Reflexly, I swung the camera up and kept clicking. (Incidentally, I looked up “reflexly;” it is a word and I have used it correctly. “Reflexively” means something entirely different)
These are small images, admittedly, as the heron was far away, but they do suggest the power and grace of this great bird aloft. A great blue in flight — at last — captured on November 20, 2011.
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Wonderful action shots of Blue Heron. Thanks for sharing.
Great photo Ron – looks like s/he has something to say!
The light and dark of the wings in the 3d shot (one with twigs in foreground) that you captured gives the heron an almost mystical appearance.