My First 365 Wildlife Attempt...a Heron close up  by phil_howcroft

My First 365 Wildlife Attempt...a Heron close up

This is my first 365 venture into wildlife photography.

I suppose a heron is a good bird for my first attempt because they stand still for so long. In fact this one has not moved for the best part of 3 months. When he did move he only moved from one side of our pond to the other !!!!

OK it may be a bit 'naff', but yes we do have a plastic heron on the side of our pond to scare off real herons !!! Last summer we lost a few of our fish to a heron that was flying around our suburban garden , so my mother in law bought me this as a birthday present !!!! It actually seems to work too :)

LOL - that's too funny Phil! Great shot - nice clear shadow!
June 4th, 2011  
Phil - FUNNY YOU! Nice foray into wildlife photography for you. :) It's nice to have such a friendly heron that keeps to itself in your yard.
June 4th, 2011  
Even on the thumb nail I thought - hang on that is plackie! Great that is works as a heron scarer and keeps your fish safe. Good focus - you can see the flaking paint on its head and beak, and nice natural bokeh with the sunlight and shadows on the wood!
June 4th, 2011  
LOL! Awesome
June 5th, 2011  
Ha ha ha, you crack me up! Even though you 'cheated' on your first venture into 'wildlife' photography, I have to admit it's a great shot :) Fantastic composition against the wood, and I love the shadow in such sharp focus
June 5th, 2011  
I'm glad you managed to get this one to pose for you Phil. I had no idea that a fake bird could scare away real ones. I'd have thought it would work the other way around.
June 5th, 2011  
hahaha thats so funny. Love your shadows...
June 5th, 2011  
Love the shadow. Great capture.
June 5th, 2011  
Can you get Plastic Mothers in law to keep the real ones away? - I'd be interested in getting one of those!
June 5th, 2011  
We actually saw a heron plunder a pond of ornamental koi at the botanical garden. I'm glad you found a way to hold these marauders in check. BTW, great shadow.
June 5th, 2011  
You got closer to your heron than I did to mine :-) Glad it works - a lot of people here gave up on fish ponds. I thought about putting fish in with netting over but then I realized that was dangerous for birds. So, no fish.
June 10th, 2011  
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