Great looking birds....And a great looking picture too R.

Very interesting and cute. Wonderful shot, Jim. Fantastic reflection.

I can see you had a birds eye view, this is so sharp, and clear. :) Tigs♥ =^..^=

You had a great view of him JimboB. Did his crowing wake you up?
Stupendous reflection.

TicK

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Was Jimmy too cold to go out and take the pic?....lol....You know I'm kidding darlin!
Beautiful reflections and comp Jim! A nice natural look in the water too. Thats a plus for me :-)

I love herons - the Chinese believe they bring good luck - It's lucky for me I saw this great shot.

Thought I was gonna see a 'fried Egg' from you!...

Super refelctions to this...you made it look like 2 birds with one click

In addition to the reflection, it looks like this heron is casting a shadow on the water on the left side of the image as well...3 for the price of one...I'll take it!

Oh, pity, I thought they were eggs. LOL Very nice capture, the bird is amazing.

In movies they always "shoot" from balcony. You did a perfect shot too Jimbob and the target looks great!

Such a nice photo!!
Great Job!!

Fantastic image. The reflection is so clear.

Great photo . I love the reflection.

You shot this from your balcony using the same telephoto zoom lens that I have?!!! If you were in this room right now, I'd beat you senseless. I am yet to take a decent wildlife shot with my camera, and I've been much closer than a distant balcony. Jimbob, I think you should head over to National Geographic headquarters and get a job. I think you would especially enjoy hiding under a fake bush shooting a pride of hungry lions on the Serengeti.

LOL LOL at Roger's comment which I heartily share !!!! LOL
Stunning, amazing, graceful and absolutely unique.
Hope this will do for the moment as otherwise I would have to use the synonyms dictionary. LOL
Thanks and congratulations !!!
I knew you had a great talent dear agent SAJ.
Yours SAM

Great shot, Jim. I never got this close to a heron to even shoot one. The water is so blue!

Herons are so amazing! Great shot.
Tom

Jimbob - It is quite something to observe them while feeding. The heron will stand motionless for a long time, then crane its neck and turn the head so one eye can focus on the movement in the water and, with a flash, stick its head in the water and, hopefully, come up with the prey. Apparently, you were as motionless, as these birds are so skittish. Well done! Thad

This is a brilliant capture of this great bird. The reflection and sheer simplicity of this capture is lovely. Well done!
Ann

I wish I was such a patient fisherman. Great capture my friend.

Herons...always graceful and great subjects. I love the title on this one. Great shot!

Excellent capture and clarity, you can see the beautiful clear water. I was expecting eggs with the title, lol

The heron seems to have a smile which adds interest to this portrait. I very much like how you positioned the bird in the horizontal sense. Not as much in the vertical sense because there is more space above the bird's head than there is below its head's reflection. A tad extra space on the bottom, rather than on the top, would make the image look more settled in its center of gravity imho.

From your balcony? Wow, I try so hard to get these at the lake, love the reflection and focus on the Heron. Well done Jim. And thank you for the comment on my "Hawk in flight" photo.