Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Zoom In, Zoom Out and Wild Bird Wednesday







Today I am sharing some photo's I took this past Saturday of a Blue Heron at Mill Creek near the Community College Campus here in Walla Walla.
Coleen and I went for a little drive to see what we could find to photograph and spotted it.


I'll be sharing with Helena's Zoom In Zoom Out Meme and Stewart's - Wild Bird Wednesday.
 
 
Click to enlarge photos.
 
 
First the Zoom Out shot as we first saw the Heron:
 
 
It then decided to fly and as luck would have it, it flew straight towards me.  So I just kept snapping away.  Zooming in....
 
Ready or not here I come.
 
 
Start to engage landing gear...
 
 
Landing gear down....
 
 
Touch down. - I love how ruffled the feathers are on it's chest in this shot.
 
 
Let's pose for a the camera.
 
And.....
 
 
 
We're off again!



28 comments:

  1. Wow, Ida, it always fascinates me how they stick that landing :) Great photos!

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  2. Great series of shots.

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  3. Oh My Gosh - this is FANTASTIC! You got some really great shots and wonderful detail.

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  4. Lovely shots of the beautiful heron.

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  5. Terrific sequence of shots! I love the Blue Herons; however, they're very hard to get close enough to for decent shots around here.

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  6. Great photos! And how lucky that the heron "posed" for you.

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  7. amazing shots....if that had been me taking the first photo, the heron would have flown the other direction!!

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  8. Wonderful series of shots! I don't see how they take the cold in winter!

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  9. Nice sequence! This is one of my favorite birds!

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  10. LOL this was fun as I was starting to wonder if he was going to crash into you :) GREAT shots and FUN post! :)

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  11. These are GREAT Ida, what a beautiful series!! I am forever chasing these beautiful birds and rarely get images this good!!

    I see an orange like spot on both wings, I have never noticed that before!!

    Nice take off splash!!

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  12. Wow! What a wonderful series of shots, Ida! And what a thrill it must have been to see that beautiful bird.

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  13. Wow, you were certainly at the right spot at the right time :) Excellent pictures, Ida. Hugs to you!

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  14. Great shots and who has not had a bad feather day!

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  15. Absolutely fabulous! I love that you just kept clicking and the commentary is great.

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  16. fabulous sequence - I always try to capture the swans when they fly but rarely manage good shots

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  17. How wonderful that you kept your composure and kept snapping.
    Well done series of shots!

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  18. Awesome photos!!!! Wow, wow, wow! Great job, Ida.

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  19. Enjoyed watching the coming and going of one of my favorite birds.

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  20. Enjoyed watching the coming and going of one of my favorite birds.

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  21. Wow! Good job, Ida! Those pics are fabulous. I've only seen photos of them standing, but not flying, so the color of his dark wings is a surprise. That water looks so BRRRR! cold to me. How do the birds stand it?

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  22. These pictures are absolutely wonderful, Ida!

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  23. Wonderful! How lucky that it flew right there to pose for you!

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  24. Beautiful! I love the landing shot and the ruffled feathers. Interesting waterway, too!

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  25. Great shots! I love the one of him coming in for a landing!

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