Grey Heron Portrait

[William Dickson]

Canon 5D Mk3
f/4 500mm
f/6.3
1/800
ISO 800

Thanks for looking and for the comments on my Oystercatcher. Much appreciated as always,

Will

[keith mitchell]

With these old eyes of mine afraid I can't find any nits unless there is a tiny bit of noise in the Bg,think it's a very good portrait ,beak to shoulder there is a lot to cover, nice job well done Will.

Keith.

[gail bisson]

Nice BG, good IQ.
Are these grey herons the same as our great blue herons?
Gail

[Karl Egressy]

Nice portrait shot, Will. He looks good in breeding plumage.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Between the dirty face and the dishevelled plumage this individual has seemingly gone through some tough times! Neat marbled BG, and I like the vertical composition. I'd likely brighten the eye if mine...

[William Dickson]

Nice BG, good IQ.
Are these grey herons the same as our great blue herons?
Gail

Thanks for the comments Gail.

It forms a superspecies with Cocoi Heron (http://www.arthurgrosset.com/sabirds/white-necked%20heron.html) A. cocoi and Grey Heron (http://www.arthurgrosset.com/europebirds/grey%20heron.html)A. cinerea. Indeed some authorities consider Great Blue Heron to be a sub-species of Grey Heron.

Will

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Nice simple portrait mate. Lovely background. Well done! :)