Great Blue Heron Tending Nest: This pair have built a nest at the Birmingham Alabama zoo. They are not inmates, I guess they like being able to get easy food. Most visitors never know...

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Great Blue Heron Tending Nest

Mar 16, 2015 16:08:31 #

marklinn Loc: Alabaster, AL.

This pair have built a nest at the Birmingham Alabama zoo. They are not inmates, I guess they like being able to get easy food. Most visitors never know they are there since the nest is well hidden in the top of a tall pine tree. The flying shot isn't very good, I really wasn't ready when it took off and my shutter speed was way too slow and trying to maintain speed when he was in a dive was might near impossible.

Canon 7D Mark II
1/500 sec @ f / 5.6, IS0 400
lens (EF-S55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS II)
Shot at 250 mm

The pair on the nest

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One flies away

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The other guards the nest

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Mar 17, 2015 09:30:01 #

Swamp-Cork Loc: Lanexa, Virginia

Marklinn, those were great captures and anyone that does not view the downloads, especially in the enlarged images will really be missing something special!

Mar 17, 2015 10:13:37 #

marklinn Loc: Alabaster, AL.

Thank you swamp-cork for your comments.

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Mar 17, 2015 10:44:36 #

amyinsparta Loc: White county, TN

Good shots! :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

Mar 17, 2015 11:19:22 #

marklinn Loc: Alabaster, AL.

amyinsparta wrote:

Good shots! :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

Thanks Amy for the thumbs up and kind words.

Mar 17, 2015 11:25:45 #

photophile Loc: Lakewood, Ohio, USA

marklinn wrote:

This pair have built a nest at the Birmingham Alab... (show quote)

I enjoyed all 3, how the branches frame the subject in 1 and 3 and the take off in 2.

Mar 17, 2015 11:37:52 #

marklinn Loc: Alabaster, AL.

photophile wrote:

I enjoyed all 3, how the branches frame the subject in 1 and 3 and the take off in 2.

Thank you for looking and your comments. The branches just happened to be there from that one angle, I kept moving around until I got them positied where I thought they would work.

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Mar 17, 2015 21:41:43 #

Caysnowman Loc: MN & SC

marklinn wrote:

This pair have built a nest at the Birmingham Alab... (show quote)

1 & 3 are especially nice. Bet your a fan of the 7DII! really nice captures.

Bill

Mar 18, 2015 06:22:20 #

marklinn Loc: Alabaster, AL.

Caysnowman wrote:

1 & 3 are especially nice. Bet your a fan of the 7DII! really nice captures.

Bill

I love the camera Bill. If I can just learn to use it. I still have a lot to learn. Thanks for looking and the nice comment.

Mark

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