Heron 4; Ruffled by ocoee53
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Description
I was a little too close for this heron's comfort, so it flew about 50 feet further down the bank. As it landed, it used it's wings to air-brake. The resulting eddies in the air resulted in this dramatic ruffling of it's upper wing feathers.
Heron 3
Heron 3
Comments (8)
SoulEatar
Very exciting shots - great detail !
whaleman
It is a classic shot of wings undergoing stall conditions which causes turbulence on top of the wing.
Meisiekind
"Don't ruffle my feathers this morning Dude".... I'm sure that is what he thought! Great shot indeed!
durleybeachbum
Spectacular catch!
TECHNISTRATIONS
Love to watch these downy pilots show their stuff! I live in a bird sancuary here in Florida and I never tire of watching these big guys one-up my own human pilot skills! - Great capture!
flora-crassella
gorgeous photo!!!!!!!!!
Erestorfan
What a great shot! I love watching herons...as long as they're not looking at our koi pond as take-out, LOL. We've had to net in almost the whole backyard to keep these guys out. Even as my hubby and brother-in-law were stringing up the netting, a heron was perched on our shed roof watching them. You could almost hear him grumbling to himself, LOL.
tennesseecowgirl
they are fascinating to watch!!! too bad they are so skittish.