{"id":27846,"date":"2015-08-27T04:55:30","date_gmt":"2015-08-27T10:55:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=27846"},"modified":"2025-08-19T11:49:35","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T16:49:35","slug":"smokey-skies-and-a-great-blue-heron-in-flight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2015\/08\/27\/smokey-skies-and-a-great-blue-heron-in-flight\/","title":{"rendered":"Smokey Skies And A Great Blue Heron In Flight"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"SmokeySmokey skies and a Great Blue Heron in flight – Nikon D810, f7.1, 1\/1600, ISO 640, +0.7 EV, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light
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The smokey skies we had earlier this week at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge<\/span><\/a> created flat, featureless backgrounds when I photographed birds in flight like this Great Blue Heron.<\/p>\n

On a clear day this Great Blue Heron image would have shown the Promontory Mountains in the distant background instead of the dull gray seen here.<\/p>\n

\"GreatGreat Blue Heron flying in smokey skies – Nikon D810, f7.1, 1\/1600, ISO 640, +0.7 EV, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

I know I would prefer a more interesting background for these images with blue skies, a few fluffy white clouds and the colors of the mountains that I know are back there.<\/p>\n

The smokey skies have cleared up some here so maybe the next time I head to the refuge I will be able to create more interesting images of the birds there in flight.<\/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":"

On a clear day this Great Blue Heron image would have shown the Promontory Mountains in the distant background instead of the dull gray seen here. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":152903,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[124,27,1148,166,26],"tags":[4117,4052,4122,3987,627,626,1769,313],"class_list":["post-27846","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bear-river-migratory-bird-refuge","category-avian","category-box-elder-county-utah","category-great-blue-herons","category-utah","tag-ardea-herodias","tag-flight","tag-flying","tag-great-blue-heron","tag-heron","tag-herons","tag-smokey-sky","tag-wading-birds"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t