Even on cloudy days

On January 17, 2018January 12, 2018 By Mike and Christy

Always looking wonderful and always on the prowl even on a quiet cloudy afternoon. Great Blue Heron working a Lagoon off the Pacific Ocean.

Their myriad of colors is alway amazing but what always stuns me are those fully feathered big beefy legs.

18 thoughts on “Even on cloudy days”

Jim R

An excellent shot.

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January 17, 2018 at 1:25 pm Reply
1. Mike Bizeau
  
  Thanks Jim.
  
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  January 17, 2018 at 1:28 pm Reply
bayphotosbydonna

Lovely colors! A favorite of mine, and a teacher of patience to the bird photographer! 🙂

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January 17, 2018 at 1:41 pm Reply
1. Mike Bizeau
  
  Hi Donna, yes these big birds to teach patience but if they get comfortable with you around they are wonderful to watch and photograph. Hop you week is going well and and wishing you a great day.
  
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  January 18, 2018 at 12:52 pm Reply
  1. bayphotosbydonna
    
    Thanks Mike, have a wonderful day too!
    
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    January 18, 2018 at 1:05 pm Reply
    1. Mike Bizeau
      
      Your welcome and so far it has been a very nice morning.
      
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      January 20, 2018 at 4:50 pm Reply
Suzanne et Pierre

Such a lovely bird. Nice pics. (Suzanne)

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January 17, 2018 at 3:51 pm Reply
1. Mike Bizeau
  
  Thanks Suzanne. Hope your day is going well.
  
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  January 18, 2018 at 12:51 pm Reply
Sarah

Great shot! Blue Heron was my dad’s favorite bird. 😊

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January 17, 2018 at 4:08 pm Reply
1. Mike Bizeau
  
  Hi Sarah and heres to to you father then.
  
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  January 18, 2018 at 12:50 pm Reply
Eliza Waters

Thunder thighs! 😉

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January 17, 2018 at 9:34 pm Reply
1. Mike Bizeau
  
  Perhaps a compliment if this was a male heron and not so much if a female. :=)
  
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  January 18, 2018 at 12:48 pm Reply
arlingwoman

When they fly, they look like pterodactyls!

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January 17, 2018 at 11:51 pm Reply
1. Mike Bizeau
  
  I wonder what a pterodactyls feathers might have looked like?
  
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  January 18, 2018 at 12:47 pm Reply
  1. arlingwoman
    
    Or if there are fossils of them. I seem to remember there are…
    
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    January 19, 2018 at 10:51 am Reply
    1. Mike Bizeau
      
      I bet there are fossils. We have a nice paleontology museum nearby so maybe a trip down there to see should be on my itinerary.
      
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      January 20, 2018 at 4:48 pm Reply
      1. arlingwoman
        
        I looked it up and pterodactyls had fur, like bats. Weird, huh? Kind of like the flying monkeys in the Wizard of Oz… Still, the fossils would be interesting.
        
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        January 20, 2018 at 11:32 pm
      2. Mike Bizeau
        
        Fur is not what I expected. Seem that would make flying difficult unless it was very short fur.
        
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        January 21, 2018 at 12:50 pm