Stealthy

Uploaded: February 10, 2010

Description

With one foot raised and poised for long moments while eying a tiny, unsuspecting fish at the pond's edge, this Little Green Heron wasn't making one false move to frighten his lunch away...His infinite patience paid off - he got his catch.

Photo taken at Zilker Botanical Gardens' Lotus Pond in Austin, TX this past summer



Exif: F Number: 10, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 10/2000 seconds, Flash: did not fire., ISO: 400, White balance: Manual white balance, FocalLength: 230.00 mm, Model: NIKON D300

Comments

Robert R. Goodman February 10, 2010

Hi Valarie,Beautiful caspture.We do have these little guys in Az.So much fun to watch my friend!!! #1237092

Tess L. Yee February 10, 2010

They're such fun birds to watch. We have them at the cypress swamp downtown. Great capture, Valarie. #8370560

Tammy M. Anderson level-deluxe February 10, 2010

Fantastic capture, Valarie. So good of him to pose for you too. Outstanding details, composition and like the shades of green in his feathers. #8370562

Gord MacEachern February 10, 2010

Beautiful capture of this guy Valarie, it was a win win. He got his dinner and you got a winning image!! #8370570

Amy M. Wilson February 10, 2010

Fantastic pose, wonderful colors and fine details.... beautifully captured and presented, Valarie!! #8370637

Jeff Robinson level-deluxe February 10, 2010

Outstanding capture of the moment Valarie! Jeff #8370649

Jim Huffield February 10, 2010

Beautiful bird and capture, Valarie. Jim #8370724

Patricia Seidler February 10, 2010

You must have been pretty stealthy too to get as close as you did without him flying away. Terrific detail and color Valarie. #8370743

Marilyn Cornwell February 10, 2010

Nice pose and capture - wonderful to see! #8370753

Candice C. Calhoun level-deluxe February 10, 2010

Awesome portrait of this crafty fisherman! GREAT shot!

ccc #8370756

Maria A. Gonzalez February 10, 2010

Good morning,Val....Love Little Green Herons,they always seem to be on a chase for food and generally give you great poses and photo ops...
Beautifully captured with excellent detail and I like how you have chosen to show it's enviroment.
Beautiful colors also..Great job once again. #8370784

Michelle Alton February 10, 2010

They are incredibly stealthy, and this is an amazing photo of the Little Green.

They only way I can spot these things on the canal edge is to listen carefully for a gentle splash. Usually the splash is a turtle but sometimes I get lucky. Great shot, Val. #8370786

Mary L. Graham February 10, 2010

Great Capture Valarie!! =) #8370804

Gina Cormier February 10, 2010

I caught one of these birds in the trees in the refuse I went to in FL but....it did not look as fabulous as this one!!! Awesome color and detail as always!!! #8370834

Anita Hogue February 10, 2010

I love to watch these little green herons too in the Keys. Perfect timing and wonderful clarity, Valarie! #8370858

Agnes Fegan level-deluxe February 10, 2010

Wow...terrific capture Valarie! You must have been very patient too! #8370927

Ron McEwan February 10, 2010

Excellent wild life shot Valarie, perfect lighting and detail WTG #8371080

Bonnie C. Lackey level-classic February 10, 2010

Love all those colors in the feathers and the perfect catch of a perfect hunting stance. #8371178

Jeana Clark February 10, 2010


Yipeee for the heron!!!
Sorry fishie!! :o(
Wonderful lighting in this
terrific capture Val!!!!
Looks like you got YOUR catch too!!!

~J~ #8371230

Monnie Ryan February 10, 2010

Terrific action shot, Valarie! He's certainly poised for the snatch! Wonderful detail! #8371287

Douglas Pignet February 10, 2010

Beautiful capture of this little guy, great colors and comp. #8371413

Julianne Bradford February 10, 2010

WTG Valarie!! Kudos to you! You really captured this little guy so-o beautifully. I love your animal/wildlife captures..it's like you are part of his adventure. You must be a very mellow person for these creatures to relate so well to you that they let you share their spaces :-) #8371495

Jack Ryan February 10, 2010

Outstanding detail and beautiful color in this well composed image. Excellent work as always. #8371557

Hal Bambrick February 10, 2010

This is Excellent Valarie!!!!!!. #8371647

Nancy J. Locke February 10, 2010

MAGNIFICENT and VIBRANT!!! Too cute with the step, Val. Looooove it!!!

Hugs, Nancy J Locke #8372202

Karen Engelbreth February 10, 2010

Wonderful bird and capture, Valarie... #8372256

Carol L. Fowler February 10, 2010

It is amazing to see how long they can stand still- like cats. Love the color and detail of this beautiful little bird. #8372318

Rony Sagy February 10, 2010

Lover the detail, light and composition, Valerie. #8372407

Ellen Hodges February 10, 2010

Extremely awesome capture, Val! Love green herons, and this capture is soooo awesome!!! #8372604

Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna February 10, 2010

FANTASTIC shot, Val!!! Wonderful colors, lighting, details and composition!!! :-) k #8372648

Sam Britt February 10, 2010

Terrific color, composition & detail, Val. #8372916

Tommy E. Burgess February 10, 2010

Outstanding capture with wonderful details, light, colors, and composition Valarie!! #8373033

Marty Straub February 11, 2010

Well-timed capture of anticipation, Valarie. Love the lighting on his back and the detail in his wings. #8374080

Val Feldman level-deluxe February 11, 2010

Thanks so much for your comments, everyone...very much appreciated! ~Val #8375039

Julie Burnett February 17, 2010

I love this, Val!! The theme from Pink Panther keeps running through my head just looking at it!! Fantastic capture!! #8388541

Melissa Olsen February 17, 2010

Valarie, this is totally a winner in my book. Love this little guy! #8389667

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