I was excited to snap this photo of a Great Blue Heron flying overhead. These Herons stand just under 4 feet tall. With a 70" wingspan, these are quite impressive birds!
This bird took off when it heard the motor on my camera as I zoomed in to get a closer picture. I liked the patterns of the ripples on the water. This photo is available for sale on the Printroom.com link, if I sell enough of them, maybe I can afford to get a good digital SLR with a strong telephoto lens! ;)
We had to do a quick turn-around when I saw a tree full of nesting Great Blue Herons on an island in the Holston River in Kingsport, TN. This is probably the closest I'll be able to get to a heron rookery, so I was really excited to get this photo. Mar. 2, 2008.
