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Mar 6, 2019 13:05:08   #
bluezzzzz Loc: Stamping Ground, KY
 
I put this photo up a couple of days ago and it was deleted by admin, apparently because I didn't understand what comprises a Birds-On-Water photo submission.

So, here it is again, in hopes of saving someone else from getting a PP Whacking.


BlueHeron01Mar2019_148 by Marshall Smith, on Flickr

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Mar 6, 2019 13:34:19   #
ken_stern Loc: Yorba Linda, Ca
 
I would consider this a bad feather out of focus/camera shake wet day for the upset comic looking Blue Heron
However I would also title it a "Darn Interesting Photo"
Thanks for sharing!!!!

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Mar 6, 2019 13:57:06   #
EllieLady Loc: So. CA, USA
 
bluezzzzz wrote:
I put this photo up a couple of days ago and it was deleted by admin, apparently because I didn't understand what comprises a Birds-On-Water photo submission.

So, here it is again, in hopes of saving someone else from getting a PP Whacking.

BlueHeron01Mar2019_148 by Marshall Smith, on Flickr
I put this photo up a couple of days ago and it wa... (show quote)

Well, I could tell that you were trying to impart some knowledge, but I wasn't clear on exactly what - - cuz your very handsome heron (if it's a guy) was definitely "on water"...

So I found a moderated section, called Birds-In-Flight/Birds-On-Water, then read their "rules" ...there are other comments, but so no one has to wonder, here is the sentence that seems to apply to your photo.

"We are limiting this forum to MOVING Birds In Flight, and MOVING Birds On Water. This does NOT include bids STANDING in water, on ground, in trees, or on structures."

Of note is that it doesn't include STANDING "bids" - - maybe that needs a little editing, of course unless they mean something else of which I'm unaware !!!

Aaaanywaaay, usually Admin will move your post or photo to the proper section, but I think moderators can't do that, which is why they may have simply deleted it. Did they at least explain ???

I've never before seen a fluffy and colorful heron like yours - - I've seen white ones, gray ones, the blue ones, etc etc, but I'm wondering if you know what species ??? And where was the photo taken - - i.e. what body of water ???

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Mar 6, 2019 14:35:15   #
bluezzzzz Loc: Stamping Ground, KY
 
EllieLady wrote:


I've never before seen a fluffy and colorful heron like yours - - I've seen white ones, gray ones, the blue ones, etc etc, but I'm wondering if you know what species ??? And where was the photo taken - - i.e. what body of water ???


EllieLady,

That is a typical Great Blue Heron, fairly common here in KY, and one of several I photograph frequently at our local park pond here in Georgetown, KY. They are very territorial and if another one shows up the dominant one will chase the other off. I've never been able to determine which are males and which are females, and have never read how to.

I've been informally studying them for years now, and know some of their habits. After a missed strike with no catch they will usually do a violent head shake to clear their beaks and shake off excess water from their feathers. A strike with a catch usually results in a walk to the bank where there is less danger of losing their meal. After downing it then they go back for a water drink and a feather shake. A fast shutter speed and burst mode is the only way I can get any results of a shake since the action happens so fast. Always a thrill to get back home and review the shots!

Still not sure what a correct Bird-In-Water shot is, but I'll probably just put up shots in the Gallery from now on.

Thanks,

Marshall

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Mar 6, 2019 14:45:34   #
EllieLady Loc: So. CA, USA
 
bluezzzzz wrote:
EllieLady,

That is a typical Great Blue Heron, fairly common here in KY, and one of several I photograph frequently at our local park pond here in Georgetown, KY. They are very territorial and if another one shows up the dominant one will chase the other off. I've never been able to determine which are males and which are females, and have never read how to.

I've been informally studying them for years now, and know some of their habits. After a missed strike with no catch they will usually do a violent head shake to clear their beaks and shake off excess water from their feathers. A strike with a catch usually results in a walk to the bank where there is less danger of losing their meal. After downing it then they go back for a water drink and a feather shake. A fast shutter speed and burst mode is the only way I can get any results of a shake since the action happens so fast. Always a thrill to get back home and review the shots!

Still not sure what a correct Bird-In-Water shot is, but I'll probably just put up shots in the Gallery from now on. Thanks, Marshall
EllieLady, br br That is a typical Great Blue Her... (show quote)

Ahhh, maybe it has something to do with "ON" water, rather than "IN" water ???

But now that you've explained that shaking is the root cause of the fluffy feathers, seems to me that your heron had "movement" - - the only way you could have caught it better would have been video !!! BIF is self-explanatory, but BOM needs a little work in the clarity dept !!!!!

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Mar 6, 2019 14:50:57   #
bluezzzzz Loc: Stamping Ground, KY
 
ken_stern wrote:
I would consider this a bad feather out of focus/camera shake wet day for the upset comic looking Blue Heron
However I would also title it a "Darn Interesting Photo"
Thanks for sharing!!!!


Thanks, Ken. Glad you liked it!

It is such a violent maneuver, you never know what you get till the after action review. I was amused that the only nearly sharp part of the whole scene is a small section of the heron's beak, and the rest of its body seemingly is rotating around that.

And I think that translucent membrane over their eyes is shut at that moment to keep them from flinging their eyeballs out of their head!

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