Birds in Nature - images of wild birds by Richard Ditch


Subject: Green Heron (Butorides virescens)
Place: Tempe, AZ, USA
Date: November 2002
Equipment: Nikon N90S, Nikkor AF-S 300/2.8, & TC20E (= 600/5.6), tripod
Film: Fujichrome Sensia 100
Exposure: aperture priority matrix metered
Scan: Minolta Dimage; 90% of frame

Commentary: While taking photos of Ring-necked Ducks, this Green Heron landed some distance away along the water's edge where I was shooting. I was able to get closer by walking on my kneepads to a better position, then waiting for the heron to pass in front of me along the water's edge.

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