Julie L. Brown Photography
Black-crowned Night Heron, juvenile
Posted by Julie L. Brown (Indianapolis, Indiana, United States) on 23 February 2012 in Animal & Insect and Portfolio.
Shark Valley, Everglades NP
Miami, Florida 3/30/09
Florida 2009 series
To see a larger version of this image, click here .
If you compare this image to the juvenile Black-crowned Night Heron (my first post of this series), you may have noticed that their postures are very different. These herons sit for long periods with their necks pulled in, which emphasizes their short and stocky appearance.
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Black-crowned_Night-Heron/id/ac
Canon EOS 40D 1/250 second F/5.6 ISO 250 300 mm |
For a slide show of birds photographed in Indiana in 2011, click here .
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This photoblog is my nature journal and travelogue. I love to shoot wildlife-especially birds, as well as landscapes. Many of my wildlife images were made in environments impacted by humans. My goal in image-making is to feature each animal in a way that allows the viewer to sense the essence of its life in the wild. The purpose of the accompanying narratives is to enhance awareness and appreciation of our natural world, as well as to inspire everyone to protect and care for it.
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☺ ► ƸɼiϾ ◄ ☼ from Narbonne, France
good shot, and you ve got a background a little bit darker, perfect to have a good presentation for this heron, take care julie
23 Feb 2012 6:12am
rick from brisbane, Australia
What a stunner...awesome photo Julie. By the way, I the only software I have is with windows 7 but I have a disc for canon cameras which I have put in the computer and now I just need to learn what to do.
23 Feb 2012 7:50am
CElliottUK from Reading, United Kingdom
This WETLANDS (!) trip, is producing some outstanding shots!
23 Feb 2012 8:06am
@CElliottUK: Thank you Chris. Yes, I am pleasantly surprised with these Everglades images, considering that it took me almost 3 years to process them. I really must give all of my Florida WETLANDS images another look, and create a gallery on my smugmug site.
Jerry from Aberdeen, United States
great image, the branches frame in the bird nicely
23 Feb 2012 8:14am
@Jerry: Yes, I liked that about the image as well as the bird. Thanks for your comment, Jerry.
Mia McPherson from United States
Julie, I love the pose of the heron, the great head turn, the background and the way the branch moves through the frame.
23 Feb 2012 11:43am
Isidro from Barcelona, Spain
excelente captura, magnifica la nitidez y detalle, me encanta!!!
23 Feb 2012 3:17pm
Alun from cheshire, United Kingdom
REally super image, the bird is lovely and sharp
23 Feb 2012 6:10pm
Jackie from Montréal, Canada
Wonderful picture of this bird and branch around it.
23 Feb 2012 11:38pm
janina from Melbourne, Australia
...those talons...for walking on water or catching big fish? Lovely image.
24 Feb 2012 12:57am
@janina: Thank you Janina. They fish with their bills. The feet are probably adapted to grasping a perch, but I would have to research that.
Philou04 from Manosque, France
Nice composition with this original branch and nice framing.
28 Feb 2012 9:55am