Giant Blue Heron - Opinion Please: Is there an ornithologist in the house? This Giant Blue Heron has many feathers in its beak. I have never seen that before and am wondering how this...

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Giant Blue Heron - Opinion Please

Mar 13, 2016 15:47:37 #

Dr J Loc: NE Florida

Is there an ornithologist in the house? This Giant Blue Heron has many feathers in its beak. I have never seen that before and am wondering how this heron may have acquired them. I believe they are carnivores and could a small bird have possibly been its last meal? Or from preening? Or altercation with another bird? Or to look tough? Or some mating ritual? Thank you!
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Giant Blue Heron with feathers in its beak.

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Mar 13, 2016 15:54:36 #

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

Last fall UHH user Irrigator posted a shot of a GBH eating another bird:

http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-344702-1.html

Mar 13, 2016 16:05:51 #

harry adams

whatever you have -------I like------thank you--adams

Mar 13, 2016 16:09:37 #

Keldon Loc: Yukon, B.C.

Quite possibly just eaten another bird. They do that. But it could also have just been preening.

BTW Great Blue Heron, not Giant.

Mar 13, 2016 16:53:50 #

Dr J Loc: NE Florida

And GREAT Blue Heron is correct - duh, brain flatus on my part. :-( Thank you! :-)

Mar 13, 2016 17:33:25 #

rwilson1942 Loc: Houston, TX

Very nice shot! As stated above, could be preening or lunch.

Mar 14, 2016 09:39:24 #

davefales Loc: Virginia

I'm betting on preening. A square crop with more neck might be interesting.

Mar 14, 2016 13:09:57 #

clgonzo

Very nice but it seems a bit grainy.

Mar 14, 2016 15:04:39 #

ebbote Loc: Hockley, Texas

Very good pictures Dr.J.

Mar 14, 2016 17:03:40 #

Dr J Loc: NE Florida

Thank you for your feedback. In regards to the square crop I tried it on another image and I liked it better - thanks "davefales". To "clonzo"... you mentioned 'grainy'. I shot this at ISO 200, 1/500 and f8 with minor editing of the RAW image other than a little cropping, exposure adjustment for the white areas and sharpening - shot with my Nikon D7200 and 18-300 lens. I have seen what I call 'grainy' at ISO 1600 or greater but am not sure what you are referring to as 'grainy'. Please help me out here... is it time for me to see my opthalmologist to have my 73 y.o. eyes check out? Did you download the image? Thanks for your input!

Mar 14, 2016 17:06:49 #

Dr J Loc: NE Florida

Sorry... meant to type "clgonzo":-( from "in hiding". :-)

Mar 14, 2016 22:26:14 #

pbcbob Loc: Delray Beach, FL

He looks guilty like he just swallowed the canary.

Mar 15, 2016 08:26:53 #

clgonzo

I stand corrected regarding the grainy comment. The focus is tack sharp on the heron's eye but soft on it's beak--at least to me it is.

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