Description: Back at the rookery, I was able to get this great blue heron bringing a stick back to the nest. Prior to egg laying, they carry moss, and softer materials to line the nest.
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Pertinent technical details or techniques: D500 600mm f4 (1/1250 sec at f8.0, ISO 720) Levels, slight adjustment in WB, crop for comp, Topaz DeNoise AI…Jim
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Jim, this is a fine collection of sticks…with all of the tree branches and the one that the bird is carrying. His position in the frame is excellent and seeing the head of the one sitting completes the story well.
Wonderful, Jim. I agree with @Mark_Seaver’s comments and will only add that I first thought of a ballerina posing for you. Such fine form. Very nicely seen and captured.
Jim, what a shot. Perfect timing, and I just love the title. Wonderful details in the GB, nice placement of him landing and how the sticks didn’t cover the eye. The other GB on the nest is a nice bonus too.