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Ardea herodias (Great Blue Heron)

The bird was still hunting when I left - one of the nice things about a long lens is that you don't disturb the wildlife as much.


Altitude: 79m (259 feet)
Camera: Nikon D800
Date: Sunday, August 23rd, 2015 at 7:14 AM
Exposure: 1/50 sec at f3.5
Exposure Compensation: 851 ev
ISO: 100 asa
Lens: 400mm f2.8G ED VR AF-S NIKKOR
Location:
Sitting Under Cherry Blossoms Betty Harveys Tree Classical Garden Blues And Purples Mixed Giant Rhubarb Grape Hyacinth Star Magnolia Flowers Noelle Eating Yogurt Eight Spotted Skimmer On Hand Rail Flowers Opening To Sphere Pair Of Water Lilies Yellow Iris With Ants Pink Spheres View Down Oak Street Burrard Street Bridge in Snow Sitting Under Cherry Blossoms Dragon Boats Fireworks Over False Creek (Science World) Betty Harveys Tree Arch In Back Yard Classical Garden Blues And Purples Mixed Yellow Iris With Ants Pink Spheres Downtown Vancouver From Stanley Park View Down Oak Street Burrard Street Bridge in Snow At Crab Park Look No Chain Sitting Under Cherry Blossoms Art On The Beach Bad Crowd English Bay Yellow Iris With Ants Pink Spheres Downtown Vancouver From Stanley Park Burrard Street Bridge in Snow Bumps on a Rail Whiskey Cove, Belcarra At Crab Park Look No Chain Sitting Under Cherry Blossoms David At Top Art On The Beach Yellow Iris With Ants Downtown Vancouver From Stanley Park Sea Terminal, South Terminal, Main Terminal Of YVR Left Side of Cove Panoramic Sea Lions on the Rocks Bumps on a Rail Lost Lake At Ladner Whiskey Cove, Belcarra At Crab Park Betty Harveys Tree Classical Garden Blues And Purples Mixed Claira At The Top Of The Slide Eight Spotted Skimmer On Hand Rail Flowers Opening To Sphere Pair Of Water Lilies Nara Climbing Tree Orb Weaver On Web Crocus Chickadee Looking For Sunflower Seeds Betty Harveys Tree No Lawn Front Yard Classical Garden Large Enough To Play Football Blues And Purples Mixed Claira At The Top Of The Slide Flowers Opening To Sphere Pair Of Water Lilies Nara Climbing Tree Chickadee Looking For Sunflower Seeds Claira Out In Front Yellow Iris With Ants Downtown Vancouver From Stanley Park View Down Oak Street Burrard Street Bridge in Snow David and Eric on Large Pump House Art On The Beach English Bay David And Lost Lagoon Blues and Purples First Beach 2004 Sunset White Crowned Sparrow Yellow Iris With Ants Downtown Vancouver From Stanley Park Burrard Street Bridge in Snow Sea Terminal, South Terminal, Main Terminal Of YVR Sea Lions on the Rocks Sandheads Lighthouse David and Eric on Large Pump House Art On The Beach English Bay David And Lost Lagoon Down Temple Steps Yellow Iris With Ants Pink Spheres Downtown Vancouver From Stanley Park Burrard Street Bridge in Snow Sea Terminal, South Terminal, Main Terminal Of YVR Left Side of Cove Panoramic Sea Lions on the Rocks Bumps on a Rail Lost Lake Dive Site Right Yellow Iris With Ants Downtown Vancouver From Stanley Park Sea Terminal, South Terminal, Main Terminal Of YVR Left Side of Cove Panoramic Sea Lions on the Rocks Bumps on a Rail Lost Lake Dive Site Right View From Second Chief Petgill Lake Nara Climbing Tree Orb Weaver On Web Blue Christmas Tree In Pond Chickadee Looking For Sunflower Seeds Fall Colours With GBH Butterfly On My Sock Claira Running Down Path Climbing On Giant Chair Nara Learning To Fly Surprised In The Maze Thorn Drew Blood Blues And Purples Mixed Nara Climbing Tree Orb Weaver On Web Blue Christmas Tree In Pond Chickadee Looking For Sunflower Seeds Fall Colours With GBH Butterfly On My Sock Claira Running Down Path Climbing On Giant Chair Thorn Drew Blood Brown Creeper Classical Garden Blues And Purples Mixed Flowers Opening To Sphere Nara Climbing Tree Orb Weaver On Web Blue Christmas Tree In Pond Chickadee Looking For Sunflower Seeds Fall Colours With GBH Butterfly On My Sock Claira Running Down Path Brown Creeper No Lawn Front Yard Classical Garden Blues And Purples Mixed Fern With A Slight Twist Nara Inspecting Her Shoes Flowers Opening To Sphere Nara Climbing Tree Orb Weaver On Web Blue Christmas Tree In Pond Chickadee Looking For Sunflower Seeds Fall Colours With GBH Sitting Under Cherry Blossoms Betty Harveys Tree No Lawn Front Yard Classical Garden Large Enough To Play Football Blues And Purples Mixed Fern Growing Out Of Mossy Trunk Fern With A Slight Twist Ferns Growing On Fallen Log Star Magnolia Flowers Damselfly With Feet Wrapped Around Sea Terminal, South Terminal, Main Terminal Of YVR Sitting Under Cherry Blossoms David and Eric on Large Pump House White Crowned Sparrow Betty Harveys Tree No Lawn Front Yard Classical Garden Large Enough To Play Football Blues And Purples Mixed Fern Growing Out Of Mossy Trunk Fern With A Slight Twist Sea Terminal, South Terminal, Main Terminal Of YVR Sea Lions on the Rocks Sandheads Lighthouse At Ladner Sitting Under Cherry Blossoms David and Eric on Large Pump House Richmond Night Market Down Temple Steps Crocuses Growing In The Field Wetlands From Tower White Crowned Sparrow Yellow Iris With Ants Pink Spheres Downtown Vancouver From Stanley Park Sea Terminal, South Terminal, Main Terminal Of YVR Left Side of Cove Panoramic Sea Lions on the Rocks Bumps on a Rail Lost Lake At Ladner Whiskey Cove, Belcarra New National Park Sign Yellow Iris With Ants Downtown Vancouver From Stanley Park Sea Terminal, South Terminal, Main Terminal Of YVR On Approach To Mudge Stephen And His Sunset Big Windows View From Mount Norman Left Side of Cove Panoramic Reflecting Pond New National Park Sign Yellow Iris With Ants Sea Terminal, South Terminal, Main Terminal Of YVR On Approach To Mudge Big Windows Left Side of Cove Panoramic Reflecting Pond Retreat Island Sunset Four Otters Sea Lions on the Rocks New National Park Sign Yellow Iris With Ants On Approach To Mudge Reflecting Pond Four Otters Sandheads Lighthouse Ferry Terminal Dive Site Right Castle With Irises Mud Flats at Sunset Waiting For Lifts To Open New National Park Sign Yellow Iris With Ants On Approach To Mudge View From Second Chief Mud Flats at Sunset Waiting For Lifts To Open View From Lunch Tarn In Front Of Anniversary Glacier Mark And Mike At Summit Boat At Landing Boardwalk In Meadow New National Park Sign Yellow Iris With Ants Waiting For Lifts To Open Mark And Mike At Summit Boat At Landing Boardwalk In Meadow Rock Margin Front of Condo Fence at Rathtrevor Wharf in Namu Diagonal Falls New National Park Sign Waiting For Lifts To Open Mark And Mike At Summit Boat At Landing Front of Condo Wharf in Namu Immature Bog Cranberry Numa Falls (Veiled) Athabasca Falls Closer Bromley Rock Mount Robson In Fog Yellow Iris With Ants Downtown Vancouver From Stanley Park Left Side of Cove Panoramic Bumps on a Rail Lost Lake Dive Site Right View From Second Chief Petgill Lake Starvation Lake Whiskey Cove, Belcarra New National Park Sign Yellow Iris With Ants Sea Terminal, South Terminal, Main Terminal Of YVR On Approach To Mudge Stephen And His Sunset Big Windows View From Mount Norman Left Side of Cove Panoramic Reflecting Pond Retreat Island Sunset New National Park Sign Yellow Iris With Ants Sea Terminal, South Terminal, Main Terminal Of YVR On Approach To Mudge Big Windows Left Side of Cove Panoramic Reflecting Pond Retreat Island Sunset Four Otters Sea Lions on the Rocks New National Park Sign Yellow Iris With Ants On Approach To Mudge Reflecting Pond Four Otters Sandheads Lighthouse Ferry Terminal Dive Site Right Castle With Irises Mud Flats at Sunset Waiting For Lifts To Open New National Park Sign Yellow Iris With Ants On Approach To Mudge View From Second Chief Mud Flats at Sunset Waiting For Lifts To Open View From Lunch Tarn In Front Of Anniversary Glacier Mark And Mike At Summit Boat At Landing Boardwalk In Meadow New National Park Sign Yellow Iris With Ants Waiting For Lifts To Open Mark And Mike At Summit Boat At Landing Boardwalk In Meadow Rock Margin Front of Condo Fence at Rathtrevor Wharf in Namu Diagonal Falls New National Park Sign Waiting For Lifts To Open Mark And Mike At Summit Boat At Landing Front of Condo Wharf in Namu Immature Bog Cranberry Numa Falls (Veiled) Athabasca Falls Closer Bromley Rock Mount Robson In Fog
Map
Region: North America, Canada, British Columbia, Metro Vancouver, Vancouver, VanDusen Botanical Garden
Scientific Name: species related to Ardea herodias (Great Blue Heron)
Tag: VanDusen
Larger image: 2000 x 1335
Raw image: 7360 x 4912

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