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Posted: 02 Sep 2016

Taken: 31 Aug 2016

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1/60 • f/4.0 • 146.0 mm • ISO 125 •

Panasonic DMC-FZ1000

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I've Seen Brighter Days...

I've Seen Brighter Days...
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The birds seem to just be flocking to me this week lol

It was a dreary day here on the 1st of September, and a reminder that summer is on its way out. A nice surprise down at the pond recently though. This Great Blue Heron spent a long time preening atop the log we call "The Croc" that goes up and down depending on the pond level and looks like a crocodile in its reflection.

(Try it on black)

My husband told me I'd never be able to get a pic so of course that set the challenge for me lol. I shot this from inside our house about 500 feet or 152 meters away with my trusty FZ1000 on my tripod. It's not the best pic, but these birds, when wild and unaccustomed to people, are so sensitive to movement that they will fly off very easily. (I also uploaded a video.)

Loggins and Messina from their 1974 album "Mother Lode."

Brighter Days

Brighter Days

KYZ, Roger Bennion, Ecobird, and 3 other people have particularly liked this photo

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 Ecobird
Ecobird club
A beautiful image Karen and neat presentation. It looks like it is through the eye of a telescope. Love it. A brilliant capture of the heron, - that must be a pretty good camera. A beautiful track Karen, - good choice, - mellow, lilting and great music
7 years ago.
Karen's Place club has replied to Ecobird club
Thanks so much, Carol.

It is a pretty good camera for birding and also just a fun bridge camera overall. It's the one I grab for almost everything. :)
7 years ago.
 Roger Bennion
Roger Bennion club
'Birds' also flock to me to have their photo taken when I am in Oxford :-)) This is a super shot and needs to be viewed on black for sure. Such beautiful colour and an immediate fave. A clever musical match. I have some Loggins and Messina music in my collection but I haven't heard this track. Like it very, very much. Thank you very much for posting to 'Sight and Sound', Karen.
7 years ago.
Karen's Place club has replied to Roger Bennion club
Ha ha, Roger. :D Well, we have so much in common don't we! ;)

Glad you enjoyed the song. I love these guys from way back. My first concert when I was 16.
7 years ago.
Roger Bennion club has replied to Karen's Place club
:-))
7 years ago.
Karen's Place club has replied to Roger Bennion club
:)))
7 years ago.

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