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.

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Cee Neuner January 24, 2017 at 12:36 pm

WOW. Gorgeous.

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Graham Post authorJanuary 24, 2017 at 5:39 pm

Thanks. Love watching the herons fishing.

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jmacindoe January 22, 2017 at 6:18 pm

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

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Graham Post authorJanuary 23, 2017 at 7:13 pm

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 January 22, 2017 at 7:50 am

Just incredible shots! Graceful and amazing 🙂

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Graham Post authorJanuary 23, 2017 at 7:01 pm

Thanks. The herons are fun to watch.

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Stefano Scheda January 22, 2017 at 7:18 am

Great captures, Graham.

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Graham Post authorJanuary 23, 2017 at 6:17 pm

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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