I don't photograph birds

[tb2]

I don't photograph birds. I haven't got the lenses or the inclination. But when I come across one that is big, and lets you get quite close without flying off, like this grey heron by the Lancaster Canal, I sometimes point and shoot.

Tony

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[Mohain]

Good shot Tony

 

[LeighAnn]

Very nice.

 

[Chris of Arabia]

For someone who doesn't shoot birds, that's not a bad effort at all IMHO. Whereabouts on the canal were you?

 

[tb2]

Thanks Mohain, LeighAnn & Chris. This was a very accommodating heron that let me get as close as I could (I was across the canal from him/her), and in the position I wanted for the composition. Chris, this was just south of where the Glasson canal joins the main Lancaster Canal i.e. about a mile south of Galgate.

Regards, Tony

 

[Chris of Arabia]

Just had a a look at my Ordnance Survey map of the area - not very far from Junction 33 on the M6 then.

 

[danir]

Lovely composition.

Dani.

 

[Tangerini]

well possibly you don't shoot birds, but you should really think about doing it more
Very nice capture

 

[tb2]

Thanks Dani & Tangerini - I think the heron was trying to show himself in the best light when he chose this particular perch .

Regards, Tony

 

[Antarctican]

Whoa, well done! ( ) It sure picked a scenic place to rest and have its portrait taken