{"id":100169,"date":"2022-02-23T05:49:17","date_gmt":"2022-02-23T12:49:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=100169"},"modified":"2022-11-15T03:37:13","modified_gmt":"2022-11-15T10:37:13","slug":"great-blue-heron-on-the-bear-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2022\/02\/23\/great-blue-heron-on-the-bear-river\/","title":{"rendered":"Great Blue Heron On The Bear River"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"GreatGreat Blue Heron warming up on a February morning \u2013 Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/2000, ISO 640, -0.3 EV, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

On my last trip up to Bear River MBR<\/span><\/a> when I found a Great Blue Heron warming up on the bank of the Bear River I considered not taking any images of it. In the past month or so I have photographed quite a few Great Blue Herons. I kind of felt as if I have been flooding my blog with these large wading birds.<\/p>\n

But a bird is a bird is a bird.<\/p>\n

This Great Blue Heron was warming up in the sunlight at 8:40 am. By that time of the morning I was wishing that my feet and toes were a bit warmer too.<\/p>\n

I liked how some of the marsh vegetation was still in the shadows and how there was a thin skim of ice on the edge of the river.<\/p>\n

\"GreatGreat Blue Heron warming up on the bank of the Bear River \u2013 Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/1600, ISO 640, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

In this photo I decided to refocus and show the heron on the left side of the frame with all of the marsh vegetation lit up nicely by the sun. I like both images of the Great Blue Heron. I think I like the first photo more because the shadows seem to add more depth to image.<\/p>\n

Despite the temptation to not<\/em> take photos of this heron I am glad that I resisted, took photos of the bird and pushed the negative thoughts straight out of my mind.<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/a><\/span> to see more of my Great Blue Heron photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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