Blue Heron

[SCraig]

There are a lot of these birds around here but they are normally very, very shy and won't let me get within a mile of them. This one was pretty comfortable with me being in the vicinity although he did his best to keep an eye on me.

Nikon D90 - 1/640 @ f11 - ISO 800 - Sigma 150-500mm @ 500mm from 82'

 

[quinte]

Agree on them being easily spooked. I have one that frequents a pond, and I can never get anywhere close. Would have to stake out in a blind, but I don't have time to do that.

 

[SCraig]

I agree. I get bored easily so waiting around for birds isn't high on my fun-to-do list.

The place I used to work had lakes and ponds all around the office complex and about once a week I'd see a Blue Heron along the shore of one of the ponds as I was going to work. I tried and tried to sneak up on that bird but there was no way. I stopped in the car one morning, and he stayed there. I rolled the passenger-side window down, and he stayed there. I watched for a minute, and he stayed there. I lifted my camera, and he was gone.