Patiently fishing - green heron

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Comments


Clifford Dupuis

Very nice Yves. This image has great detail and color as well as a story

Yves Langlois

Thank you for your appreciated comment Clifford

Heather Mellon

Beautiful capture of the heron with an interesting story and a great reflection. It also reminds us of how hard birds have to work for their food. Great shot, Yves.

Yves Langlois

Thank you for the nice comments Heather. He was close and the river bank offers an easy shooting at water level. Two other maniac photographers were shooting too. He never bother about us and the many hikers crossing by.

Debra Plett

Terrific shot Yves. Very nice focus on the heron showing lots of nice detail. The pose of the heron really reflects nicely in the water.

Yves Langlois

Thank you for commenting Debra. I took a lot of photos while observing the heron. T'was a very nice moment.

Description
I took half an hour observing this green heron occupied into fishing activity. He walk about 6 feets and freeze for a moment, looking for small fish or crayfish. Then he change direction, walk 6 feets and freeze... He keeps on fishing that way until he is satisfied.
Taken By
Yves Langlois
Taken On
October 11, 2025
Tagged
green heron animal beak bird nature outdoors pond water stork waterfowl land cormorant aquatic green-backed_herons wildlife wing green_heron feather
Assignments
Wildlife
  • Focal: 800
  • Lens Model: FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS + 2X Teleconverter
  • Shutter speed: 0.001 sec
  • Aperture: f/ 11

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