Green Heron reflecting

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Green Heron 62.jpg
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Saw this green heron at the state park pond this past Friday.

An unlikely pair of Eastern Meadowlark and Belted Kingfisher posed briefly on a branch over the pond which is shown in the second image.

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Canon R7, 400mm f4 DO IS II, 1.4x extender III, monopod
ISO 800, f7.1, 1/3200s (first image)
ISO 800, f7.1, 1/5000s (second image)

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Thats one productive park, Allen. I certainly wouldn’t expect to see a meadowlark and kingfisher perched next to one another. Excellent images and that pair wins for oddity.

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Really like the heron shot. Great pose and detail with a nice perch. Has a high key feel, but with a more interesting background color. Good reflection as well. Cool to get the meadowlark and kingfisher on the same branch and in the same plane of focus. Nice look at both.

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Hi Allen
Green Heron reflection or sometimes everything comes to a point, (couldn’t help my self). Very nice framing is well balance with good sharpness. Frame 2, it looks like the Meadowlark is happy having a Kingfisher share is branch. Both birds have great color and detail.
Peter

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Amazing!! The Heron looks like he might be spooked by his own reflection! And the pair – holy cow!! What amazing DOF! Did you do a focus stack? As gorgeous as it is improbable – contest-worthy!

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Hi Diane, thanks…no focus stack. Just lucky. Was focused on the meadowlark and then a kingfisher showed up in the viewfinder too. :slightly_smiling_face:

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That is quite a combination of the kingfisher and meadowlark posing perfectly for you on that branch. Love the heron reflection as well. Great captures!

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Man, what a catch that day Allen! Reflection is beautiful and I would have been happy finding that kingfisher standing still for a change. They certainly qualify as the “Odd Couple” then!

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Lover the heron and reflection - tack sharp and perfect color and BG. There is a bit of fuzz on the edge of his head - artifact or errant feather?
The kingfisher and meadowlark is an ecceptional catch, and processed perfectly

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Hi Sandy, errant feather. This indicates to me that this is likely a juvenile bird which have such feathers on top of their head.