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Gray heron proud of its capture - (Ardea cinerea)



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Gray heron proud of its capture - (Ardea cinerea) - I photographed this gray heron, looking proud for its great capture, with Nikon D500, Sigma supertele 300-800mm, f / 5.6, 1/1250 sec, ISO 400. Thanks for your comments
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Jack I'm glad this image has impressed you, Even I am always puzzled how these herons do not get choked while they swallow these huge prey. They turn the fish over in order to swallow it from the head side thus avoiding that the spines on the back do not open during swallowing, The time taken for swallowing is not very long. , ciao Giangiorgio
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Kamala, your visit is always very welcome, thanks for your nice comment. In the answer to Jack I explained how these herons swallow such large prey , ciao Giangiorgio
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Great capture of the moment, great technical quality, composition by the rules, wonderful real colors! Complimenti, Giangiorgio! Ciao! PDE
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Hi Giangiorgio,

 

very well captured 'profile' shot of this heron, which has every right to be proud of this catch, which will last for some hours, but not much more, especially when the heron has hungry nestlings. The sight of young herons taking food from their parents'beaks is somewhat disconcerting to say the least. I like the way you have made the bird stand out against the background. Kind regards, Vincent

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Vincent, many thanks for your much appreciated comment and for your considerations. I too could see the exchange of food with the chicks, with their beaks wide open, quick to swallow quite large portions, an extraordinary sight , ciao Giangiorgio
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Whew! The fish's length appears to be about 1/3rd of the bird's height. No wonder it's proud of its catch. To me, the horizontal streaks of highlighting add both tonal contrast and punch to the story. - - My best always, michael
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Giangiorgio,

This heron is so very close to our Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) they could easily be mistaken for each other! Well done!

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Thank you very much Bill for your visit and for the nice comment appreciated. You are right this gray heron present in all European regions is very similar to the blue heron of your countries, ciao Giangiorgio
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