How Jim Henson Dreamt of Herons....

[Daniel Cadieux]

These guys are not always as photogenic as they can be...

Canon 7D + 100-400L @400mm, manual exposure, evaluative metering, 1/1000s., f/8, ISO 400, natural light, handheld, cropped for composition, lightly lifted the shadows on the shaded side of the heron.

[Steve Kaluski]

These guys are not always as photogenic as they can be...

Perhaps this is more 'anatomical' Dan?

TFS
Steve

[shane shacaluga]

hahahaha nice one! Good example of a herons innards! Was it simply stretching or regurgitating some food?

[Ian Wilson]

I think he might be trying to tell you something Daniel - you have been in this guy's face quite a bit lately. Cheers, Ian.

[Ritesh Nangare]

What A outstanding image you have here ...... one of the best i seen till date.......

[gail bisson]

The doctor in me thinks the anatomy is pretty cool but the artist in me says "yuk"!!!
Looks like some of his prey did not go down without a bit of a fight as I see 2 small lacerations on the herons' left side (vallecula is what that area is called in humans)
gail

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Dan, pretty close to a muppet, but what outrageous detail you have managed to capture here - incredible. Love the 'squint' show of the eye, and just love Doctor Gail's description. A different image to the norm, certainly works for me, and I would take this further.

[Lorant Voros]

That is an interesting shot for sure. Different is the least to say:). Nice one, Dan.

[Neil Burton]

Brilliant, "Hey wanna see what I had for lunch?"

[Daniel Cadieux]

Thanks guys!
Shane, I think it was trying to dislodge something as it was also shaking its head side to side rigorously. Perhaps some downy feathers stuck down there after a preening session :-)

[David Salem]

Yikes! looks like an alien parasite is about to come out of it's throat. I have never seen this behavior before, so good job catching it. Pretty funny.