The Great Quakertown Swamp [America Pictures Pennsylvania]
Uploaded: June 30, 2012 02:40:42
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This week I FINALLY visited the Great Swamp in Upper Bucks County, Pennsylvania. I was two months too late to see the nesting activity at the rookery, which is the largest GBH rookery in Eastern Pennsylvania.
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But at this pond near the rookery (I'm STILL searching myself constantly for ticks since the trail was very overgrown) I encountered two herons. One was on a heavily guano-covered low branch and the other perched on a high, thin, dead branch. He eventually took off and flew above me for a while.
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Exif: F Number: 5.6, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/1000 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 200, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 28.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Michelle Alton June 30, 2012
Two more shots. #1472085Danny B. Head June 30, 2012
Nice catch of the herron in flight. If I leave my dock and paddle my kayak about a mile (or so) I can get into a very narrow passage where the area is full of wildlife. It reminds me of the area in your image.... I don't have the nerve to put the camera in the kayak. :) #10207215Monnie Ryan June 30, 2012
Sure is a beautiful place - terrific photos, Michelle! #10207247
Bojan Bencic
June 30, 2012
Boyd L. Alexander June 30, 2012
A wonderful and very beautiful landscape Michelle!...and you captured that wonderful heron perfectly! #10207314John Connolly June 30, 2012
Some very peaceful images here Michelle! You did a great job in PS with this lot! #10208007Rona L. Schwarz June 30, 2012
What fun, Michelle and what a beautiful area! My kind of photography, I just love shooting waterfowl in the wild. Wish I was there! All three are excellent, terrific in-flight capture of the one. They don't stay long when once they see you except if they are fishing - then they hardly move at all! #10208325
Leslie McLain
July 01, 2012
Neal D. Hatcher July 02, 2012
Beautiful so green and alive unlike the foliage in Texas now #10210299Jean-Pierre Ducondi July 03, 2012
Great scene and composition Michelle.
Chris Budny
July 03, 2012
Mitch Spence
July 03, 2012
Emile Abbott
July 05, 2012
Heather Loewenhardt
July 07, 2012
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