Grey Heron by danob

Photography • Creatures • posted on Feb 13, 2008

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Description

The Grey Heron, Ardea Cinerea is a wading bird of the heron family Ardeidae, the Grey Heron is one of my favorite birds to watch, because of its size and stealthy movements. It's quite an impressive bird, native throughout temperate Europe and Asia and also parts of Africa. It is resident in the milder south and west, but many birds retreat in winter from colder regions. I captured this one in the wild, and is perhaps the closest I have ever got to one, it was busy fishing close to a huge nest that was nearby this being the start of the breeding season.. It is a large bird, standing 90-100 cm tall, with a 175-195 cm wingspan and a weight of 1-2 kg. Its plumage is largely grey above, and off-white below. Adults have a white head with a broad black supercilium and slender crest, while immatures have a dull grey head. It has a powerful pinkish-yellow bill, which is brighter in breeding adults. It has a slow and rather cumbersome flight, with its long neck retracted (S-shaped). This is characteristic of herons and bitterns, and distinguishes them from storks, cranes and spoonbills, which extend their necks. Thanks for taking time to look and any comments you care to make

Comments (47)

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kgb224

1:47PM | Wed, 13 February 2008

Excellent capture.I will post one of these birds pictures very soon.

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mizoli

1:56PM | Wed, 13 February 2008

Beautiful work!

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GiMi53

2:02PM | Wed, 13 February 2008

Beautiful portrait of the Grey Heron, Danny ! (with your highly diversified wildlife captures, you make my life difficult... not so easy to always find a smiley... LOL Thanks as always for your detailed explanation and your fight for biodiversity ! Take care, my friend !

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delaorden_ojeda

2:14PM | Wed, 13 February 2008

nice info, superb portrait, excelent details and pov, bravo !

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Hendesse

2:28PM | Wed, 13 February 2008

Stunning shot, so clear and detailled. I like very much the presentation. Thanks for the interesting informations too!

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rawdodb

2:33PM | Wed, 13 February 2008

Beautiful shot!!!!!!!!

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fredster66

2:50PM | Wed, 13 February 2008

Amazing shot. Quite a remarkable bird!

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toddaking

3:04PM | Wed, 13 February 2008

Beautiful capture. I believe your model has been eating sand... lol... :) Todd

aljaysart

3:11PM | Wed, 13 February 2008

Beautiful capture and heron, excellent well done.

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kimariehere

3:48PM | Wed, 13 February 2008

Fantastic capture great dof and lighting i find the white birds are so hard to get right and you did an amazing work and presntation here one this!!

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mercedestookit

3:52PM | Wed, 13 February 2008

I had heard of blue herons but never gray. I guess you learn something everyday! Beautiful shot!

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babuinodeoro

3:58PM | Wed, 13 February 2008

so beautiful animal

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artaddict2

4:02PM | Wed, 13 February 2008

Amazing capture, good light and DOF. Top Marks!

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G_Mansco

4:07PM | Wed, 13 February 2008

A splendid capture and a very nice presentation also ;O)

Charberry

4:08PM | Wed, 13 February 2008

Beautiful capture!! We do have herons here. :o)

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LudyMelltSekher

4:25PM | Wed, 13 February 2008

Magnificent Photography, Excellent!!Congratulations!!Luminous blesing. Ludy

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Littlejock

4:36PM | Wed, 13 February 2008

Excellent Danny... The colours and contrast is great and you had the problem of the backlighting and done perfectly... Superb work my friend

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Joko-Style

4:41PM | Wed, 13 February 2008

stunning capture with a excellent point of view!

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amlondono

4:43PM | Wed, 13 February 2008

Excellent photo !!!!! , thanks for sharing , Ana

MrsLubner

4:50PM | Wed, 13 February 2008

the length of that crest is surprising. You got a great profile shot on this portrait. The colors in the beak are really rich. I do love the larger water birds. We have giant herons and smaller egrets and such and I love to pop up next to them when I walk the smaller lakes and river banks.

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