{"id":108065,"date":"2022-11-15T04:06:18","date_gmt":"2022-11-15T11:06:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=108065"},"modified":"2022-11-15T05:13:50","modified_gmt":"2022-11-15T12:13:50","slug":"great-blue-heron-on-driftwood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2022\/11\/15\/great-blue-heron-on-driftwood\/","title":{"rendered":"Great Blue Heron On Driftwood"},"content":{"rendered":"

I drove up to Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge<\/span><\/a> early yesterday morning where the first bird I photographed was a Great Blue Heron standing on driftwood.<\/p>\n

\"MorningMorning Great Blue Heron standing on driftwood \u2013 Nikon D500, f6.3, 1\/2500, ISO 640, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

The Great Blue Heron was on the wrong side of my Jeep but I still rolled down the passenger side window. Then I stretched my body across the console, rested my lens on the edge of the window, and photographed the heron from there.<\/p>\n

I knew I only had a few seconds to photographed the heron because I could see a pickup moving up the road behind me so I made those few moments count. The light was gorgeous, the heron stately, and the piece of driftwood interesting.<\/p>\n

That piece of driftwood may have at one point been a tree growing high in the Uinta Mountains of Utah where the Bear River<\/span><\/a> starts to flow. It also could have grown in Wyoming or Idaho because the Bear River flows through those states too. Wherever it grew that piece of driftwood has been lodged in this spot at the refuge for quite a few years. I’ve photographed other birds on that fine, old piece of wood.<\/p>\n

Great Blue Herons are year round residents of the marsh and wetlands on the refuge. These large wading birds survive and thrive in the very harsh conditions of winter in northern Utah. This species always fascinates me because they look and sound like prehistoric creatures in a modern day world.<\/p>\n

For a few second I was glad to be able to focus on this handsome heron on the driftwood with my eyes and through my viewfinder.<\/p>\n

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

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/a> 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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