Blue Heron with Twig

Another from the images taken at the rookery a few days ago. I'd been so disappointed in the gray day but think it worked out as the background sets off the bird better than blue skies would have.
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[gloria jones]

Wow...This is a spectacular image.

[Rick]

Great capture.

[Rob Z]

Yes - he's wonderful against the grey and his angular shapes suit the setting so well. :)

[eDorre]

You caught the feathers so beautifully!

[Diana]

Another stunning image.

[Walks @ 7]

Like a choreographed dance, Fav!

[Margo]

Wonderful capturre Fav

[Babs]

It is a busy time of hear for the heron. This shot looks stunning on black. fav.

[Kathy A]

Such a wonderful photo

[Wild Bird]

This is wonderful. It has the stripped back simplicity of a Japanese painting.

[Casablanca]

Oh yes, that is what this reminds me of too! Japanese painting

[Kat]

Awesome capture!

[Beryl Lloyd]

Beautiful and so oriental in design !fav

[Paula C]

He's as slender as the branches. Lovely shot

[william wooderson]

What an extraordinary sight! Fav.

[Joan Robillard]

Wonderful

[Wylie]

wow, awesome shot , very oriental. fav

[John Falconer]

Great shot. At first I thought it might be a Japanese painting of some sort.

[Mags]

Wow!

[Nada]

Beautiful details

[Peter Dulis]

so artistic :)

[KV]

Poetry in motion.

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Another excellent shot.

[Merrelyn]

Wow.

[LManning (Laura)]

Brilliant image. Love the composition.

[Marloes]

Super wonderful image! The bird is blending in so well with the tree. Fav :)

[Lou Ann]

He’s wonderful. Love his beak color too. I agree with everyone that this has such an Oriental look to it.

[Caterina]

Just superb. Perfect! Fav

[carol white]

Fabulous capture.Fav😊

[Pat Knowles]

Amazing arty scene. Could be a painting it’s so perfectly arranged! A ballet dancer balancing there!

[Kathie]

Dramatic shot with him balancing on one leg to grab the twig.

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Great shot

[Judith Johnson]

Amazing, reminds me of a Japanese painting

[Allison Maltese]

I agree. It does have a very oriental feel, and the minimalist background suits the image.

[Harry J Benson]

The colourless sky brings out the detail. Nice timing

[Jane Pittenger]

Great scant branches

[Jane Pittenger]

And I like that you left the bit of nest on the top right

[Rosie Kerr]

He's a beauty. Wonderful details and the clean sky is a better background than one might expect.

[Junko Y]

Your rookery photos are so perfectly captured, Taffy. So realistic and so beautiful. This heron is tiptoeing through the sky, balancing a stick!

[Call me Joe]

❤️💕❤️

[Helen Jane]

interesting that so many liken this to a Japanese painting - I wondered that too, then I thought it perhaps looked like a stuffed bird in a museum, either way, it is very striking and artistic.

[Vesna]

Congratulations on Top Twenty!

[Taffy]

@vesna0210 Thank you! And thanks for letting me know!

[John Falconer]

Fabulous and now Congratulations.