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Tuesday, June 4, 2013

Tuesday Muse

One photo on Tuesday - it had to be this one.  A Heron standing on a piling in Bellingham Bay.  He was there for over an hour - I kept coming back and taking more photos. It was hard to narrow down my choices, as I took well over 400 pictures of him - but he just kept posing so nicely.


  

Ok - maybe two - you knew I couldn't stop at one.
He was such a pretty bird.

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24 comments:

barbara l. hale said...

Excellent photos of this magnificent bird! How nice that he posed for so long.

Betsy said...

I wish I could pet him. He is one serious looking bird.
betsy

The Quintessential Magpie said...

Girl, you and that camera are something else. Loved the heron shots. Just so NEAT.

XO,

Sheila

Unknown said...

He is a handsome fellow!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.

Hootin Anni said...

They're such patient and stately birds, aren't they? I just read a piece of trivia about the GBH and will share it this weekend on my bird photo blog [link is on my right hand sidebar]. Great images.

Brian King said...

Wonderful shots! One of my favorite birds!

i stora drag said...

Lovely pictures of the heron!
We have them here in Sweden as well.
Greetings Pia

Karen said...

Excellent photos!

HansHB said...

Great photos!
Very good photowork!

Kay said...

Stunning shots! How nice - and convenient - that he was so still for you!

theconstantwalker said...

Wonderful images...

FAB said...

An iconic species. Super shots.

eileeninmd said...

I love the herons, pretty shots!

mick said...

Great photos - I would have taken a lot also with the bird perfectly posed like that.

Ida said...

Fantastic shot of the Heron. I've never gotten that close to one.
Glad you shared both. I guess I went a little overboard with mine this week.

Jeanne said...

He is quite a handsome dude. Posing like that!!

Mary said...

Who COULD post only one?? :D He is breathtaking, and you've taken brilliant, gorgeous photos of him. Love love love!

Unknown said...

He's a handsome bird for sure.

Nancy said...

The clouds make for a perfect background! Gorgeous bird.

Dave said...

He looks a right grumpy bugger . ... nice portrait though

Kenneth Cole Schneider said...

There is no such thing as an overdose of heron photos! I know that feeling-- when I have 20 shots that are essentially identical, why is it so hard to pick one, and worse, throw the rest away to save disc space?

Judy at GoldCountryCottage said...

JoAnn: Talk about your bird pictures. What a majestic thing of beauty. Great photos..Happy Wednesday..Judy

Karen @ Beatrice Euphemie said...

Amazing shot, JoAnn! He really is a beauty! I love how you have captured the details of his long feathers and his serious expression! xx

Mary Howell Cromer said...

Great captures, very nice!