Week old Green Heron chicks: Week old Green Heron chicks. Soon they will be off the nest and scampering around the bushes they were born in. They will not be able to fly yet but will...

billnikon Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont

Week old Green Heron chicks. Soon they will be off the nest and scampering around the bushes they were born in. They will not be able to fly yet but will be better able to avoid predators. Green Cay Florida.
Sony a1, Sony 600mm f4 @ f4, 1/1250 sec. iso 1250, hand held, aperture priority with a +2 EV to compensate for the back light, zone focus system, tracking always on, BBF

ELNikkor

Wow! Great photo of something I'll never see in the wild. Thanks for your diligence in getting out there with the right equipment and knowing what to do with it, then sharing it all with us who can't do the same in your location.

imagemeister Loc: mid east Florida

NICE ! .......thanks for sharing

SkyKing Loc: Thompson Ridge, NY

…amazing capture…! Well done…!

NMGal Loc: NE NM

Great capture.

photophile Loc: Lakewood, Ohio, USA

billnikon wrote:

Week old Green Heron chicks. Soon they will be off the nest and scampering around the bushes they were born in. They will not be able to fly yet but will be better able to avoid predators. Green Cay Florida.
Sony a1, Sony 600mm f4 @ f4, 1/1250 sec. iso 1250, hand held, aperture priority with a +2 EV to compensate for the back light, zone focus system, tracking always on, BBF

bcheary Loc: Jacksonville, FL

billnikon wrote:

Week old Green Heron chicks. Soon they will be off the nest and scampering around the bushes they were born in. They will not be able to fly yet but will be better able to avoid predators. Green Cay Florida.
Sony a1, Sony 600mm f4 @ f4, 1/1250 sec. iso 1250, hand held, aperture priority with a +2 EV to compensate for the back light, zone focus system, tracking always on, BBF

Excellent shot! Look at those eyes!

kpmac Loc: Ragley, La

Nicely done.

UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT

Great capture, Bill!

joecichjr Loc: Chicago S. Suburbs, Illinois, USA

billnikon wrote:

Week old Green Heron chicks. Soon they will be off the nest and scampering around the bushes they were born in. They will not be able to fly yet but will be better able to avoid predators. Green Cay Florida.
Sony a1, Sony 600mm f4 @ f4, 1/1250 sec. iso 1250, hand held, aperture priority with a +2 EV to compensate for the back light, zone focus system, tracking always on, BBF

Cannot get any cuter than these two

J-SPEIGHT Loc: Akron, Ohio

billnikon wrote:

Week old Green Heron chicks. Soon they will be off the nest and scampering around the bushes they were born in. They will not be able to fly yet but will be better able to avoid predators. Green Cay Florida.
Sony a1, Sony 600mm f4 @ f4, 1/1250 sec. iso 1250, hand held, aperture priority with a +2 EV to compensate for the back light, zone focus system, tracking always on, BBF

Nice capture.

llamb Loc: Northeast Ohio

Love the light!

~Lee

Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis

billnikon wrote:

Week old Green Heron chicks. Soon they will be off the nest and scampering around the bushes they were born in. They will not be able to fly yet but will be better able to avoid predators. Green Cay Florida.
Sony a1, Sony 600mm f4 @ f4, 1/1250 sec. iso 1250, hand held, aperture priority with a +2 EV to compensate for the back light, zone focus system, tracking always on, BBF

Fantastic image!!!

nimbushopper Loc: Tampa, FL

Terrific photo!

Hereford Loc: Palm Coast, FL

Nice capture of these Green Heron chicks -- beaky little guys. One of my favorite birds. Until your posts I had never seen any chicks.