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This particular night heron has become very habituated to our presence. He likes to fish from this perch (no pun intended) - a line that extends from our housebarge to our floating dock - as well as from our dock itself, at all hours of the day. When I captured this image I was standing on our back deck, about six feet directly above him.
In fact, he is so accustomed to me, in particular, that even when I chase my neighbors' two "pets" from my dock - Pekin Ducks, originally purchased as Easter novelties for their granddaughter (and who are now illegal residents next door, and the bane of my existence) - as I don't want their poop all over it, he doesn't even fly away.
We also have a Green Heron who visits frequently, but he's a little more skittish than our night heron buddy. In years past a Great White Egret, which is actually a large heron, was also an occasional visitor to our floating dock; but, as of yet, I've not seen him grace us with his appearance this year. While there are many of them that gather seasonally on the large, marshy island across the channel from us - up to two dozen, at times - they are even more aloof than our other heron visitors.
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This image has been cropped from the original photo posted here today. One of the main reasons I purchased a Canon 5D, as opposed to a newer, more economical 60D, was for its full-sized sensor, which allows incredible latitude when enlarging and cropping.
Canon
Canon EOS 5D
1/20 second
F/4.0
105 mm
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Jul 3, 2011, 7:11:08 AM
Adobe Photoshop CS Windows
Canon EOS 5D
1/20 second
F/4.0
105 mm
50
Jul 3, 2011, 7:11:08 AM
Adobe Photoshop CS Windows
