Thursday, August 4, 2011

Meet my friend

Meet my friend, the Blue Heron. And meet his unlucky friend, the fish.

34 comments:

Patsy said...

What a great photo!

Dorothy said...

Shelley, this is a great picture!

Adrienne Zwart said...

Hi, Shelley!
I'm so glad you stopped by today. I'm just trying to get back into the blogging routine and I have yet to catch up on reading my favorite blogs. I hope you've been well!

This is a fantastic shot of the heron. I do feel kinda bad for the fish. But that's the way it goes!

Unknown said...

OMGolly! This is awesome, Shelley!
Have a beautiful weekend.
TTFN ~
Hugs,
Marydon

Ruth Hiebert said...

What an amazing picture!Is it cropped,or did you get that close? This is awesome.

Connie said...

He's beautiful! What a great shot, Shelley. :D

Elaine said...

Wonderful photo! No little fish for this guy!

Bob Scotney said...

A tremendous photo of nature in the raw. You should be very proud of this.

holdingmoments said...

Excellent capture by you both.

Wall-to-wall books said...

Oh my gosh! What an awesome picture!!

Knatolee said...

Wow Shelley, truly fantastic!!!

Darla said...

Really is a great photo!!!! Hope all is well with you and Greg..

Out on the prairie said...

Awesome capture

Anonymous said...

FANTASTIC SHOT!!! You don't know how many times I tried to get photos of fishing herons when we were staying at Clark Creek South last winter. They were standing in the shallow water of the reservoir and watching for fish and then in a blink of an eye, grab one out of the water!

Montanagirl said...

Fabulous shot! Wish I could get even half that close to a Great Blue! LOVE it.

FAB said...

FABulous shot Shelley of the very skilled fisherman.

Samuel said...

Great photo, and what an unlucky fish!

Janice K said...

What a catch!....for him and for you. We took a short day trip up in Michigan today. I saw a blue heron as we were driving along. Of course, my camera wasn't handy.

That is a great picture.

Carole Barkett said...

beautiful photo :O)

Nikki (Sarah) said...

wow. this photo made my heart sing. I love the great bluey.....especially when they're flying. Great pic

Wildflowerhouse said...

That gorgeous bird ate my large goldfish! Fantastic photo Shelley!!!

Chris said...

Excellent shot Shelley. That's a wonderful catch for this hreon but probably difficult to swallow

Dan said...

Gorgeous specimen and fantastic photo.

If you don't mind the suggestion. I'd appreciate knowing the equipment/accessories being used and the camera settings.

Cassy said...

Rare captured moment.

Cassy from Guitar Made Easy

Unknown said...

g'MORN, sHELLEY ~

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Have a beautiful weekend.
Hugs,
TTFN ~
Marydon

troutbirder said...

Beautiful shot Shelly. I think we could all learn a lesson in patience from the Great Blues.... frozen waiting for the right moment. :)

Deb said...

What a beauty!
Fabulous photo Shelley.

Chris said...

Sumputous capture Shelley! Beautiful!

BirdingMaine said...

Great capture Shelley! That's some catch!

Anonymous said...

Beautiful photo!

Coy Hill said...

Good catch Shelley! Takes a lot of fish to keep a great blue happy.

eileeninmd said...

Wow, awesome sighting and a beautiful photo of the heron.

Dee said...

Great pictures... great blog.

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reba said...

Wow...simply beautiful!!! Love it Love it...Blessings I can see we all are going to enjoy the new lens. How far were you from the close-up birds pic.??? yardlady57@yahoo.com