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Reaching for the Summer Sky

Reaching for the Summer Sky

A great blue heron stretches her wings as she celebrates her new-found freedom after raising two very demanding and hungry chicks. They have now fledged and af...
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A great blue heron stretches her wings as she celebrates her new-found freedom after raising two very demanding and hungry chicks. They have now fledged and after a few hunting lessons are finally on their own! Awesome ending to a marvelous unfolding story for the past 3 months at the top of a large eucalyptus tree at Sandy Wool Lake, Ed Levin county park near San Jose, California (the turtle is also a resident there...)
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Jun, 2018

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Winner in Backyard Neighbors! Photo Challenge

Peer Award

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Absolute Masterpiece

+22

Outstanding Creativity

+10

Top Choice

+4

Magnificent Capture

+4

Virtuoso

Superior Skill

Genius

Superb Composition

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Platinum

This is your style and calling keep posting we all love what you create

Platinum

Just beautiful. Art

Like Mark says this really is your style and calling. Magnificent job Nina.

Platinum

Into the great wide open...….this is beyond spectacular

Spectacular image!!!

PRO

Gorgeous Nina!! Beautiful capture with your artistic touch!
: )

PRO

Perfectly crafted.

PRO+

Absolutely award-winning! ッ

WOW, so very gorgeous!

Beautifully done

Platinum

Wow!Incredible composition :-)

Wow, I have no words. Pure art!

I'm speechless...😊

Platinum

You're just amazing, Nina. You could open a gallery.

Beautiful shot with great composition full of creativity.... Congratulations on your challenge win 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

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Beautiful Picture!! Thanks For Entering My Challenge!

Platinum

Top to bottom, this is a very good vertical shot.

Platinum

Congrats an a well deserved win. This photo is pure genus...

Congratulations on your award!

This is your style and I love it! Congratulations on your win

one of my favorites!! so beaqutiful!!

PRO+

Wow !! Amazing capture and edit Nina, your timing was perfect !

PRO+

A absolutely stunning shot

Just gorgeous...and turtle just adds to your perrff-fect timing when you there & clicked. Very Nice !

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This image is stunning Nina!!

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