Great Blue Heron Take Off
by Sandi OReilly
Title
Great Blue Heron Take Off
Artist
Sandi OReilly
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
While watching this Blue Heron searching for fish in the marsh at Ocean Isle, she all of a sudden took flight. As I was watching her through the lens at the time anticipating her flight, was able to capture this burst of energy. I am always amazed when birds take flight, especially the large ones at their ability to just lift off. This image was taken with a Nikkor 55-300mm telephoto lens.
The Great Blue Heron is found throughout most of North America, as far north as Alaska and the southern Canadian provinces. The Great Blue Heron can adapt to almost any wetland habitat in its range. They may be found in numbers in fresh and saltwater marshes, mangrove swamps, flooded meadows, lake edges, or shorelines. They are quite adaptable and may be seen in heavily developed areas as long as they hold bodies of water bearing fish. Great Blue Herons rarely venture far from bodies of water but are occasionally seen flying over upland areas. They usually nest in trees or bushes near water's edge, often on island (which minimizes the potential for predation) or partially isolated spots.
Fine Art Nature Photography by Sandi O'Reilly, All Rights Reserved and Copyrighted in the US and Internationally.
ALL FAA WATERMARKS ARE REMOVED AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE! Thank you for visiting my gallery!!
Uploaded
March 17th, 2014
Embed
Share
Similar Images
Comments (136)
Beverly Guilliams
Fabulous Capture, Sandi.......v./f./tweet......Blessings to You and over your Art, Many Sales
Laurie Search
Coming back to admire this fabulous capture, my friend!!! Truly gorgeous work!!! :)))vft
Doug Kreuger
Outstanding capture, Sandi, perfectly timed shot! The trailing water drops provide a sense depth to this minimalistic scene. L&F
Laurie Search
Revisiting this fantastic image, dear Sandi!! It's really gorgeous and I love it!! :)))vft
Brian Tada
Absolutely gorgeous Great Blue Heron action portrait, Sandi! Congratulations on surpassing 500 views and on your multiple group feature awards! F/L
Linda Phelps
F/L Sandi, this is a fantastic capture of this heron leaving the water! You had perfect timing.
Hanne Lore Koehler
Fantastic action capture, Sandi! Wonderful focus - love the movement in the wings and water trail! L/F/T/G+/fb
Sandi OReilly replied:
Jenn, thank you very much for your wonderful comment and for your sharing, appreciate your Like/Fave/Tweet/G+ and FB!!!
Recently Viewed
