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Great Blue Heron

Great Blue Heron

It was a cold winter morning (at least by Texas standards) and this Great Blue Heron had pulled his neck down and puffed up his feathers trying to stay warm. I ...
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It was a cold winter morning (at least by Texas standards) and this Great Blue Heron had pulled his neck down and puffed up his feathers trying to stay warm. I was in a small blind and didn't see it coming and it didn't see me. I didn't realize how beautiful their feathers around their neck were until I captured this image. The bird's colors against the glassy blue and brown water make for a striking image.
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NIKON D80

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Aperture f/9 ISO 640 Shutter 1/500 Focal Length 4000/10

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Mar, 2018

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