What's the name of this bird ? Of course the pictures suck big time , but , I was not fast enough to set up the camera . Can you tell me what type bird is it ? he came flying down on...

FRENCHY Loc: Stone Mountain , Ga

Of course the pictures suck big time , but , I was not fast enough to set up the camera .
Can you tell me what type bird is it ? he came flying down on the tree just in front the house
Never see one like that before around here

Thank you

Carolina Wings Loc: Flew from North Carolina to Pennsylvania

FRENCHY wrote:

Of course the pictures suck big time , but , I was not fast enough to set up the camera .
Can you tell me what type bird is it ? he came flying down on the tree just in front the house
Never see one like that before around here

Thank you

It's a Great Blue Heron FRENCHY :-D It's a little hard to focus with all the twigs in front of the bird since the camera will focus on the twigs instead. Sometimes spot focusing will help.

FRENCHY Loc: Stone Mountain , Ga

Thank you Carolina , never see one around theses parts , are they common in Georgia ?

Carolina Wings Loc: Flew from North Carolina to Pennsylvania

FRENCHY wrote:

Thank you Carolina , never see one around theses parts , are they common in Georgia ?

I think they can be found anywhere there is a body of water with fish. Perhaps it was stopping over on a flight to a body of water...unless you have some close by.

BHC Loc: Strawberry Valley, JF, USA

FRENCHY wrote:

Thank you Carolina , never see one around theses parts , are they common in Georgia ?

Here is a range map for the GBH:

Great Blue Heron Range
Great Blue Heron Range...

FRENCHY Loc: Stone Mountain , Ga

Mogul-Caroli9na

Thank you for your infos , seems like they are all over the place in the Us .

First time for me to see one around here .

olcoach Loc: Oregon

One of the really fun birds to see. To see one for the first time has to be awe inspiring.

Mormorazzi Loc: Temple, Texas

We have blue and white heron living near the pond down the street year 'round. If they're not there, my friend Kathy says that they're looking for a little snack in her backyard koi pond. I, for one, love to watch them soar! So pretty!

johnr9999 Loc: Carlton, OR

Lived on a river here in Oregon and would watch the GBH's fishing. Had one in my refrigerator for a while.

charlie Loc: Minneapolis, Minnesota

Mormorazzi wrote:

We have blue and white heron living near the pond down the street year 'round. If they're not there, my friend Kathy says that they're looking for a little snack in her backyard koi pond. I, for one, love to watch them soar! So pretty!

Koi = expensive sushi for GBH !!

georgevedwards Loc: Essex, Maryland.

Do you use a Canon? There seems to be an edge distortion on one side of an object I notice also on my older Canons. I wondered if it was my lens. Then maybe shutter snap movement in one direction...

FRENCHY wrote:

Of course the pictures suck big time , but , I was not fast enough to set up the camera .
Can you tell me what type bird is it ? he came flying down on the tree just in front the house
Never see one like that before around here

Thank you

FRENCHY Loc: Stone Mountain , Ga

georgevedwards wrote:

Do you use a Canon? There seems to be an edge distortion on one side of an object I notice also on my older Canons. I wondered if it was my lens. Then maybe shutter snap movement in one direction...

FRENCHY wrote:

Of course the pictures suck big time , but , I was not fast enough to set up the camera .
Can you tell me what type bird is it ? he came flying down on the tree just in front the house
Never see one like that before around here

Thank you

No, I have a D7000 and I was using a 70-300 Nikon lens ,but recently the focusing is slow and sometime impossible when lens is at maximun, have to manually move it back then it is ok , any ideas of what to do

FrumCA

Peterson has some decent apps for iPad (if you use one) that you can download and use for reference. Search the App Store for Peterson Birds of North America and Peterson Feeder Birds of North America. I have found these to be very useful from time to time. Enjoy!

twitcher32 Loc: North Carolina/Costa Rica

keep your eyes open at all times

jamitjim73 Loc: Franklin,Tn.

I have to chase a GBH off my koi pond just about every morning. Ran it off at day break this morning.