Black crowned night heron

[joel quenneville]

This image of a Black crowned night heron was made over the weekend at a local marsh. It was perched on that small branch and allowed me to get very close and to capture several different poses. The golden evening light made this a wonderful evening for bird photography.

1/400s
f/8
ISO 800
+1 1/3 EV
Sigma 120-300 f/2.8 + 2x TC @ 600mm
Nikon D300

[Daniel Cadieux]

Nice pose on this guy. I like the open mouth and wide open eye. Wish for a better head angle. I would tone down the front leg, and probably eliminate the small ball in LRC.

[Fabs Forns]

Great action, Joel, agree with Daniel's comments. Nice environment :)

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Lovely pose in this image and I too agree with Daniel's comments. Love that red eye too. Many thanks for sharing Joel.

[Stephen Stephen]

Great capture here René. I'll echo Dan's comments as well.

[Grace Scalzo]

I like the pose, he's ready to strike which adds a nice feeling of tension. THe front leg and the bird's belly appear close to hot, and I don't care for the oof branch intersecting the image from the left side.