Giangiorgio Crisponi 424 Posted July 6, 2021 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 Link to comment
Intrinsicate1 0 Posted July 6, 2021 That’s a mouthful! Great shot, Giangiorgio. Bravo. Michael Link to comment
Giangiorgio Crisponi 424 Posted July 6, 2021 Many thanks Michael for your kind comment, ciao Giangiorgio Link to comment
Jack McRitchie 150 Posted July 7, 2021 Great shot, Giangiorgio, I'd really like to see how he goes about eating it without choking to death. Link to comment
Kamala 373 Posted July 7, 2021 Wow, Jack said what is in my mind. How did he devour it? Link to comment
Giangiorgio Crisponi 424 Posted July 7, 2021 Many thanks , Tina for your visit and appreciated comment, ciao Giangiorgio Link to comment
Giangiorgio Crisponi 424 Posted July 7, 2021 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 Link to comment
Giangiorgio Crisponi 424 Posted July 7, 2021 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 Link to comment
Pierre Dumas 231 Posted July 7, 2021 Great capture of the moment, great technical quality, composition by the rules, wonderful real colors! Complimenti, Giangiorgio! Ciao! PDE Link to comment
Giangiorgio Crisponi 424 Posted July 7, 2021 Grazie mille Pierre for your generous comment, ciao Giangiorgio Link to comment
vincentoiseau 83 Posted July 7, 2021 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 Link to comment
Giangiorgio Crisponi 424 Posted July 8, 2021 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 Link to comment
jekamobile 110 Posted July 9, 2021 The pristine quality of the shot with great moment capture. I bet this lens is heavy! Link to comment
Giangiorgio Crisponi 424 Posted July 9, 2021 Many thanks Evgeny for your visit and for the appreciated comment. This lens is really about 7kg heavy, ciao Giangiorgio Link to comment
michaellinder 16,611 Posted July 10, 2021 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 Link to comment
Giangiorgio Crisponi 424 Posted July 11, 2021 Michael thanks a lot for your much appreciated comments. ciao Giangiorgio Link to comment
Giangiorgio Crisponi 424 Posted July 11, 2021 Michael, I am glad you liked and appreciated this photo and put it among your favorites , ciao Giangiorgio Link to comment
Giangiorgio Crisponi 424 Posted July 16, 2021 Charles I am glad you liked it and put into your favorites, ciao Giangiorgio Link to comment
archer55 0 Posted August 7, 2021 Giangiorgio,This heron is so very close to our Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) they could easily be mistaken for each other! Well done! Link to comment
Giangiorgio Crisponi 424 Posted August 7, 2021 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 Link to comment
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