Wednesday 27 April 2016

At Last

Coombe Country Park
Grey Heron


I've tried and tried to capture one of the many
heron's seen at Coombe.  Finally,
got a few images over the last week.


 All the photos, except the one below were
taken at the Top Pool.  The flying heron
was taken from the Bird Hide on Sunday.



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18 comments:

RedPat said...

That first shot in particular is fabulous!

namaki said...

Gorgeous reflections !

William Kendall said...

Beautiful! The second shot's my favourite.

Cloudia said...

These are marvelous shots! The wingspan (2?) is fantastic! I gasped

Lois said...

Oh wow! These are wonderful photos. I especially like the one where the heron is spreading its wings.

Linda said...

Fantastic photos! I have photographed herons and found it very difficult.

Anu said...

Beautiful photos!

Halcyon said...

Wow! You certainly captured this one! Fantastic shots.

Billy Blue Eyes said...

I was looking at one of those in a garden a few doors me the other morning

cieldequimper said...

All superb shots!

Fun60 said...

It was in the mood for posing today. That's a great first photo.

Stewart M said...

Thanks for joining in with International Heron Week! Nice shots.

Cheers - Stewart M - Melbourne

betty-NZ said...

How exciting to finally get the shots you waited for! You did a beautiful job of captureing the critter.

Lowell said...

Very nice! These are rather magnificent birds and you've captured them well. Love them all, but the first and and flying are my favorites!


PerthDailyPhoto said...

Oh nice work Lauren, love the gorgeous reflections in these shots, the heron is a surprisingly elegant bird don't you think!

Sharon said...

These are such beautiful birds. So graceful and sleek. Your photos are wonderful.

Rohrerbot said...

Wonderful captures. It looks like it was a nice day out. Beautiful background.

Karl said...

Excellent photos of this superb bird !