Black-crowned night heron in flight

I find the flight of birds very graceful. This juvenile black-crowned night heron was mostly statuesque while fishing in the shallows, but every so often it took flight to relocate, gliding over turbulent waters.

9 thoughts on “Black-crowned night heron in flight”

Cee Neuner on January 24, 2017 at 12:36 pm said:

WOW. Gorgeous.

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- Graham on January 24, 2017 at 5:39 pm said:
  
  Thanks. Love watching the herons fishing.
  
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jmacindoe on January 22, 2017 at 6:18 pm said:

Amazing shots! What lens did you use to catch these birds in flight?

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- Graham on January 23, 2017 at 7:13 pm said:
  
  Thanks. I have a Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ200 with a 24x 25-600mm equivalent zoom lens. The specs for these photos are: Focal length: 85.8, F number: 5, Exposure time: 1/1,600. The photos were taken on auto setting so I just focused on the bird and then tried to follow it in flight. I was happy to get a few photos that turned out well!
  
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Terri Webster Schrandt on January 22, 2017 at 7:50 am said:

Just incredible shots! Graceful and amazing 🙂

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- Graham on January 23, 2017 at 7:01 pm said:
  
  Thanks. The herons are fun to watch.
  
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Stefano Scheda on January 22, 2017 at 7:18 am said:

Great captures, Graham.

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- Graham on January 23, 2017 at 6:17 pm said:
  
  Thanks. One thing I like about these herons is they don’t seem unduly bothered by my presence. Makes it a little easier to get photos.
  
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