Great Blue Heron Portrait
With a couple of my recent posts featuring Great Blue Herons, I wanted to share another one from last summer, during one of our boat trips up Tuckahoe Creek. I had set it aside and then over-missed it, tsk tsk.
As we drifted by, I took several beautiful angles of this Great Blue Heron perched on a private dock pier. He never moved, so it was all about his shaded background line-up that would determine my favorite.
Here’s the one….
Great Blue Heron “Portrait”
We continued on and had stopped for some other wildlife activity when a Great Blue Heron came from behind and flew right past us.
Great Blue Heron
I really don’t know if it was the same Great Blue Heron, it had been an hour since the pier shots; but I did enjoy this one’s fly-by with the subtle shoreline background.
I never tire photographing Great Blue Herons.
Photos by Donna 
Nice shots.
Thank you, David.
Handsome bird! I suspect when they put both feet down they may be getting ready to fly away.
Thanks, Hien, they are!
Wow, the best of life!
Thank you, Sharon!
Beautiful photos again, Donna! ❤️😎
Thanks so much, John!
That is a Great Great Blue Heron portrait with the light on this handsome fellow/gal and dark background. I also like the bokeh effect in the cover photo.
Thank you, Jane! I am glad you like it. The header GBH head close-up is actually not of the Portrait GBH, but from my header collection. I love that header and the photo I cropped it from. 🙂
Wow, Those are great photos!
Thank you, Diane!
Wonderful, I’m a little partial to these birds 😂
Thank you, Ted! And I am glad you are partial, I’m enjoying all the nesting behavior shots you’re posting! I’ve only seen the behavior from a distance, so your photos are a treat!
Excellent! The first is a classic Blue Heron pose. The dark background really makes him/her pop!
Thank you, Denise! He couldn’t have been more perfect, with the shaded background. 😊
…and I never tire of seeing your beautiful shots of this amazing beauty.
I echo Gunta’s remarks.
Thank you, Tom!
I do love the portrait shot! Never tire of these birds either.
Thank you, Belinda!
GBHs are the perfect subjects for photos, you can shoot at your own discretion and they won’t really mind posing a bit more…I think they are the most cooperative birds of all. Great shots Donna! 🙂
That they are, HJ! Thank you bunches! 🙂
Beautiful flight shots Donna!
Thank you, Ashley!
Gorgeous, Donna. I am totally with you when it comes to taking photos of these handsome waders.
Thank you, Tanja! 😊
They are such beautiful birds. I have a feeling that maybe this GBH enjoyed your company 😉
I like to think he did and was smiling for me! 😉
beautiful!
Thank you Kathy!
Very Nice Donna! The first looks like it is standing guard over the area!
Thank you, Reed, he does! 🙂
Both of these are excellent! If I didn’t know how cranky they usually are, I’d say that the first one was enjoying having his portrait shot.
Thank you, Jerry! Yes, they tend to look a bit grumpy in their stance. But I think the first one is kind of smiling for me, don’t you think?!! 😉
A beauty, and a very well captured images.
Thank you, John!
Nice pictures! Love them!
Thank you, Betul!