It’s Cold – Your Blue – Perfect

Great Blue Herons reside year-round the Chesapeake Bay area and are a favorite of mine. They are frequent visitors to our berm, and I cannot even consider passing up another opportunity of taking one more photo of one; they are such a beautiful bird who obliges most any time for a photo shoot! 🙂

After not seeing a Great Blue Heron around when I’m home since the middle of December, a glance from my balcony late yesterday afternoon finally changed that. Woo-Hoo!

GREAT BLUE HERON

I jumped back to my mid-December photos for my last GBH photo session that I never had a chance to post, here are a few of my faves from then……

Thanks for the photo ops, Mr. Blue, this gal is most appreciated! 🙂

Tags: bird, birding, Birds, birdwatching, blue heron, Chesapeake, Chesapeake Bay, Eastern Shore, Grasonville, great blue heron, heron, Kent Narrows, Marshy Creek, Maryland, nature, photos

21 thoughts on “It’s Cold – Your Blue – Perfect”

judysbirds on 01/04/2014 at 8:52 PM said:

Beautiful Great Blue photos – I especially like the one with the wings outstretched, but he hasn’t taken off yet!

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- bayphotosbydonna on 01/04/2014 at 9:06 PM said:
  
  Thanks Judy! That poor fella was actually trying to not fall off the rock while fighting the small waves that were pounding him because of the wind. The next photo in my post was him recomposing himself, followed by him looking around to make sure no one saw him, lol. Had me laughing, I’ve done that a thousand times!
  
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  - judysbirds on 01/04/2014 at 9:18 PM said:
    
    They are so much fun to watch, for sure!
    
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Charlie@Seattle Trekker on 01/04/2014 at 9:19 PM said:

What a wonderful photo album of the Great Blue Heron…

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- bayphotosbydonna on 01/04/2014 at 9:44 PM said:
  
  Thanks Charlie, I have to give credit to the GBH, he always gives pleasant poses! 🙂
  
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avian101 on 01/04/2014 at 10:38 PM said:

Great shots of the GBH Donna! It’s a beautiful bird! 🙂

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- bayphotosbydonna on 01/05/2014 at 8:34 AM said:
  
  Thanks, HJ, he is a beauty! 🙂
  
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janechese on 01/05/2014 at 12:51 AM said:

You got some very nice captures, here, especially like the colour and pose in the third from the last.

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- bayphotosbydonna on 01/05/2014 at 8:36 AM said:
  
  He was trying to not fall from the wind and little waves, I think he slipped. But oh he quickly recomposed himself in the next photo I posted with a hope no one saw him. (Sorry GBH, you’re busted!) LOL
  
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quietsolopursuits on 01/05/2014 at 1:21 AM said:

I’ve missed your wonderful photos of the great blue herons while you were away from your blog!

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- bayphotosbydonna on 01/05/2014 at 8:37 AM said:
  
  I was beginning to have GBH withdrawals myself! Thanks Jerry!
  
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Bob Zeller on 01/05/2014 at 10:23 AM said:

Wow!! Great photos of one of my own favorite subjects. I love the Great Blue Herons. 🙂

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- bayphotosbydonna on 01/05/2014 at 10:52 AM said:
  
  Thanks, Bob! I’m like you, taking another photo of a GBH is no problem! 🙂
  
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Ed on 01/07/2014 at 5:39 AM said:

Excellent shots, they are fun birds to watch and photograph..:-)

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- bayphotosbydonna on 01/07/2014 at 11:47 AM said:
  
  Yes they are, thanks Ed!
  
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kamana on 01/07/2014 at 10:24 AM said:

what great captures! i love stalking herons for photos. they are such graceful birds.

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- bayphotosbydonna on 01/07/2014 at 11:49 AM said:
  
  Thanks so much Kamana! They really are graceful and pose so nicely. 🙂
  
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niasunset on 01/07/2014 at 11:01 AM said:

They are amazing photographs. Thank you dear Donna. Happy New Year, love, nia

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- bayphotosbydonna on 01/07/2014 at 11:49 AM said:
  
  Thanks so much Nia! Happy New Year to you too! 🙂
  
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beckarooney on 01/09/2014 at 4:07 PM said:

Beautiful photos! I love watching herons in flight, they always look so graceful :)the last shot is my favourite x

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- bayphotosbydonna on 01/27/2014 at 7:19 PM said:
  
  Shame on me, Becky, for missing your lovely comments! I always appreciate them! And oh yes they really are so graceful for such a big bird, amazing!
  
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