fishing the surf
A Great blue heron in the surf fishing. When out shooting with Gouzel & Gina
at Stump Pass Beach State Park, Florida
Herons form pair-bonds, usually in March and April, herons are monagomous, mating for life.
Canon 40D
canon 400mm
ISO 125
1/800 f 7.1
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Martina Fagan
Excellent shot well seen and taken
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much Tina
ebonyjane
sweet shot good capture happy bubbling
lol
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you so much
valzart
Such an enigmatic capture sweetheART brilliant photography ;} happy hippy hugglez
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you so much Val
Lee-Anne Raffe...
Great work and stunning capture
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you very much
David Hibberd
Cool shot Kathy!
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much Davo
rasnidreamer
Looks like he’s “Struttin his stuff” too! Wonderful capture Kathy! XXSUEXX
kathy s gillen... replied
lol, he was doing that. thanks Sue xxx
brimellor1
Fabulous shot!!
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much Brian
Tainia Finlay
Fantastic Kathy! .. looks like he’s not too keen on getting his bottom wet LOL
kathy s gillen... replied
lol, he held it high the whole time. lol thanks so much
Virginia N. Fred
he cant get his legs to work right lmao, fantastic capture
kathy s gillen... replied
lol, I think the little bird kicked him in his legs. thanks
Pamela Phelps
What a splendid capture! She looks so whimsical in the waters!
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you so much, they are beautiful birds
Kim McClain
Excellent capture!
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much Kim
CynLynn
this made me smile! excellent Kathy!
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks alot Cindy, they are funny to watch , glad it made you smile
AuntDot
Love this and love the bird’s stance!
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you so much
Troy W. Smith
Outstanding shot, just perfect.
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you so much Troy
Paul Thompson ...
Great capture Kathy
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much Paul
Pam Moore
Excellent Kathy!
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks alot Pam
NikonJohn
A candid close up!
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you so much John
Cee Neuner
Great capture of an awesome blue heron!! :D
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you so much Cee
Isa Rodriguez
lol.. i love the strut you capture here.. beautiful
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much Isa
shellbee
wow what a neat capture, great job
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much Shelby
KatsEye
Your work never seems to stop amazing me. This one just tells a story of its own. Excellent Kathy. Thank you so much for sharing your God given talent.
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you so much for the wonderful comment, there is nothing better to me than Mother nature
greenstone
stunning!!!!!
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you so much
en-joy
Looks like she´s dancing! Fantastic!
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much, I don;t think I ever seen it capture any fish
biddumy
Very sharp image!!!
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much
luanda
SUCH A GREAT CAPTURE KATHY!!! Wonderful done! Luv, DANIELA
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you so much
BigD
excellent capture
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much D
Luann Ryan
Great catch of the pose !!
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you very much
maxy
This is sooo cool – the expression on it’s face, the long legs fighting the current and splash of the water – wow -what a fantastic and perfect catch!!! LOVE it!! Instant fave here!! xoxo!
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you so very much xxx
AuntieBarbie
Wonderful capture – this reminds me of treading lightly!!!
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much, he looks like he is doing that. lol
Anne-Marie Bok...
Great action shot Kathy!
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much
Brandie1
Suberb capture.
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you so much
toriyule
love this shot, excellent
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much
mlynnd
Great image.
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you
Janie Oliver
he looks like he’s dancing. wonderful capture. you captured the grace of his dance in an excellent manner.
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you so much, they are graceful
Dinni H
super shot! agree with Janie looks like he got lot of fishes and could not control himself!
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much, he was getting alot of them
cdudak
I love these birds, beautiful capture of this one Kathy.
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you so much, they are great birds
Luca Renoldi
fantastic capture!
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much
Gili Orr
Love it!
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much Gili
Sandy Stewart
Love the body posture you captured here! It is as if the Heron is going for it just a strutting out bravely in those waves! Lovely action! : )
kathy s gillen... replied
thanks so much, there were 3 of us shooting him, I think he was showing off. lol
aussiedi
Beautiful capture.. love this one.
DI
kathy s gillen... replied
thank you so much
Jules Digitall... 18 days ago
That reminds me of me entering the sea! – Seriously though, that’s a great shot Kathy ;)
kathy s gillen... replied 18 days ago
thanks so much Jules