Very nice post.

Magnificent!!

Very nice photo of the Heron,the green water looks really nice as well,it looks really good.

What a great shot, You get so close up Paul. The title is just right for this one. Love it.

Spectacular! The colors of that heron are super. It looks great against the green of the water. Super shot, Paul.

Jimbob

Hey Paul, what a nice image. I have wanted to get one of these for sometime but alas, no success. Great Job. Nice and sharp with great depth of field. I love it....Steve

Another oustanding capture by you and that Nikon. You get such fantastic color and details. =^..^= sandi ♪

What a beautiful bird, and fantastic lighting! Great shot once again, and a fine one to keep.

Winona

So cool! I love your description Paul. You always make me smile!
Joanie

A fantastic Great Blue Heron image Paul. Excellent detail and colour. It appears that you and Mr. Nikon work very well together. Saved and Thanks for sharing

Ed

Another great one Opie. The title and the clarity are perfect. You have taken to that new camera like a mother-in-law to the guest bedroom. Wonderful work.

Tick* was here

The colours on this Heron are just wonderful. Wondering why this one is a bit different than most of them. I love the way you got him just "walking"...so very beautiful. Thank you for a magnificent photo. Verena

Like me...he's walking on water!!! .. hehe!..

This is fabulous owd pal...fine hand held shot!

Beautiful light and details! Especially considering his wake from walking. I've noticed when they are intent on food they seem more tolerant if you maintain a distance. Very nice!

Beautiful capture Paul! He looks very realxed on his stroll! Great color and lighting~composition is perfect! :)Ami

Love the detail and the simplicity of the surroundings really helps make this a "study" on the bird alone. Nice one.

I love this bird. I never get tired of seeing pictures of it.
Momma

My wife and I saw a group of three dozen of these graceful birds a few weeks ago, settling down for the night, high in a couple trees by the river. I've never seen this many together this far up near Canada. Unfortunately all I had was my cell phone camera so didn't get anything worthwhile. Luckily for us Caedesians, you provided us with a National Geographic-quality shot of one. Thanks for the tack-sharp submission. Your cropping is a lesson to the novices viewing this site. When the subject of a photo is moving across the field of view, it's advantageous to capture more space in the direction of its movement, in this case to the left of the heron. It allows the viewer's eye to move forward, along with the subject, to become a part of the subject's action, to see where the subject is heading. Too many photographers would be tempted to center the bird. The cropping here, on all four sides, is perfect. And, having shot long-lens photos with a monopod, I can testify that the clarity here is also remarkable. Monopods can eliminate up and down movement but are still prone to blurring due to side-to-side movement. Excellent work.

-Nikoneer

Wonderfully done this bird post.. I am enjoying it! Mich