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The green haze at the bottom left quarter is a bit messy and this is why dpc is apologising. It's usually annoying to have a greenery haze getting in the way of the subject. I would have been tempted to have cropped out the bottom half and just have had it as a true portrait, with the green leaves framing the bottom of the chest.
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Ever seen a heron panting? Or is a bone stuck in the throat? 
It was about 35 °C when I made these pics in July.
The bird was standing there for several minutes, beak wide open.
It was about 35 °C when I made these pics in July.
The bird was standing there for several minutes, beak wide open.
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Two very easy mediocre shots (I'm not into "birding, my wife isn't patient at all, and dislikes photpgraphy ).
Alan: could it be that grey heron's flight distance has shortened?
I'm convinced it was much longer when I was young. Pure subjectivity?
).Alan: could it be that grey heron's flight distance has shortened?
I'm convinced it was much longer when I was young. Pure subjectivity?
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josephandrews222
I Shot the Sheriff, but I Did Not Shoot the Deputy
Today's Northern Cardinal:
...is this bird 'molting' after a long, hot summer or did it suffer 'damage' from inches and inches of rain in a recent, quite destructive storm in our area of the midwest USA?
...is this bird 'molting' after a long, hot summer or did it suffer 'damage' from inches and inches of rain in a recent, quite destructive storm in our area of the midwest USA?
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Nice set of photos ISv!I know Herons are eating small (baby) birds but in this case it killed a juvenile House Sparrow in front of me. It happened suddenly and I lost time to pull out my camera from the backpack. Swallow it with all the feathers (no cleaning, no grill
I'm not concerned about the population of the House Sparrow (and the endemic birds here don't have an overlapping areal with the Herons) but some much more rare introduced birds like the African Silver Bill and the Red Avadavat e.t.c. could be vulnerable.
After that a Yellow-faced Canary - I didn't know they could do this with their lower mandible: it's the same bird. Look at the disposition of the lower mandible on the first photo.
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Pretty creepy and they seem to know how to use them! I've known these plentiful "mud hens" since childhood but had no idea they were aggressive!
Jack
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