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Grey heron (Ardea cinerea).

Grey heron (Ardea cinerea).
The grey heron (Ardea cinerea) is a long-legged predatory wading bird of the heron family, Ardeidae, native throughout temperate Europe and Asia and parts of Africa. It is resident in much of its range but some populations from the more Northern parts migrate southwards in autumn. A bird of wetland areas, it can be seen around lakes, rivers, ponds, marshes and on the sea coast. It feeds mostly on aquatic creatures which it catches after standing stationary beside or in the water or stalking its prey through the shallows. Standing up to 1 m tall, adults weigh from 1 to 2 kg (2.2 to 4.4 lb). They have a white head and neck with a broad black stripe that extends from the eye to the black crest. The body and wings are grey above and the underparts are greyish-white, with some black on the flanks. The long, sharply pointed beak is pinkish-yellow and the legs are brown.
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Camera: Nikon D500
Lens: AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II
Software: Nikon Capture NX2

Malik Raoulda, Gerard Perin, Stormlizard, William Sutherland have particularly liked this photo


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 William Sutherland
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Excellent shot!

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4 years ago.
 Stormlizard
Stormlizard club
Wonderful capture Phil.
Here in Denmark they are prone to leap up in front of you making photography dfficult, in Japanhowever they let you ge treally close without a care in the world so to speak.
4 years ago. Edited 4 years ago.
Phil has replied to Stormlizard club
Thanks John....the last time I tried to photograph one of these birds it flew away as soon as I got to within about 100 yards from it. This one was about 30 yards away on the other side of a river and I was hidden behind trees & bushes so it didn't see me at first. I managed to get quite a lot of shots before it flew away.
4 years ago.
 Malik Raoulda
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Vu et admiré avec plaisir au
www.ipernity.com/group/oiseaux_monde
4 years ago.
 Jeff Farley
Jeff Farley
A superb capture Phil and thank you for posting to FFF.
4 years ago.
 Betty JW
Betty JW
Nice photo. Thanks for sharing in "Birds, Butterflies, Insects on Blooms, Dragonflies".
4 years ago.

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