Great Blue Heron landing

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About This Image

Sometimes I like big, slow birds for birds in flight. Well, because they are big and slow…

Seen at my neighborhood lake landing in a treetop.

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Any comments appreciated. What about amount of tree included in these images?

Technical Details

Image 1
Camera: Canon EOS R7
Lens: RF200-800mm F6.3-9 IS USM
Focal length: 800mm
Shutter speed: 1/3200s
Aperture: f/9
ISO: 2500

Image 2
Camera: Canon EOS R7
Lens: RF200-800mm F6.3-9 IS USM
Focal length: 800mm
Shutter speed: 1/3200s
Aperture: f/9
ISO: 2500

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Nice shots of this action, Allen. I like the two in order this way. It’s probably wrong, but I get the impression that the landing is going a bit awry-there seems to be a rather startled look to the heron in the second image.