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Flying Home

… on a windy day

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3QqWErne1w

A male Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) glides toward the nest occupied by his mate, eagerly anticipating his arrival home. While the gusty wind made his landing a bit less graceful than usual, it did ruffle his mates plumage in a way that made him recall Marilyn’s stance over the steam vent, stirring his ardor a bit and warming the homecoming.

This angle on the male reinforces my amazement that these birds only weigh around 5 to 6 pounds (2.5 kg) despite their relatively large size. Evolution’s masterful engineering yields this wonderful feat mostly as a result of their hollow bones.

Taken in: United States / Colorado / Hygiene (show map)

Taken on: March 8, 2021

Tags:

Great Blue Heron

Ardea Herodias

Boulder County

Colorado

heron nest

mated pair

late afternoon light

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Sets appears in: • Birds • Wildlife

Groups appears in: • Boulder Colorado • Nature Photography more » • Nature Heals the Soul • North American Nature & Wildlife Photography • Birds Photos - Check out the new discussions! • Birding In The Wild • Birding World • wildlife and the wild « less

Camera: Sony ILCE-7RM4, f/6.3, 1/2500 sec, 600mm (=900mm), ISO 400 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Sony ILCE-7RM4
Lens:	FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
Aperture:	f/6.3
Exposure Time:	1/2500 sec
Focal Length:	600mm (35mm equivalent: 900mm)
ISO:	400
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 10.1.1 (Macintosh)
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