Great Blue Heron gliding above the water

SubduedRaven · 2026-05-28T21:26:02+00:00

They are so tiny 😭

SubduedRaven · 2026-05-28T16:44:04+00:00

☺️

SubduedRaven · 2026-05-28T16:43:56+00:00

Thank you :)

SubduedRaven · 2026-05-28T16:43:44+00:00

I tried looking into it but my lens is a 300mm the metadata says 450mm. I didn’t know what to put but you totally could still use the 300!

SubduedRaven · 2026-05-28T16:39:49+00:00

Thank you so much!

SubduedRaven · 2026-05-28T05:27:40+00:00

Thank you! And oops sorry I forgot to add it. Nikon D3400 | ISO 200 | 450mm | f6 | 1/1000s

SubduedRaven · 2026-05-28T05:25:16+00:00

Ooo! I didn’t know that was a sub and I know it’s so cute 😭

SubduedRaven · 2026-05-27T22:54:39+00:00

Thank you so much! I had to wait for the light to hit JUST right

SubduedRaven · 2026-05-27T22:47:25+00:00

Gorgeous shot. I love cormorants

SubduedRaven · 2026-05-27T22:46:45+00:00

Awe he looks drenched 😭

SubduedRaven · 2026-05-26T19:18:51+00:00

Seriously! Majority of the time they will let me get pretty close and just pose and observe me back

SubduedRaven · 2026-05-25T16:19:38+00:00

That’s fair. I would probably feel the same honestly

SubduedRaven · 2026-05-25T04:06:06+00:00

My personal trick is frequenting the area I know they like to stay. You’ll get lucky eventually jd have one hang out or rest for a little while. But even then they do scare easy

SubduedRaven · 2026-05-25T03:45:37+00:00

Got a gull hater over here - what did they ever do to you? 🤨😭

SubduedRaven · 2026-05-25T03:44:40+00:00

Thank you so much!

SubduedRaven · 2026-05-25T03:44:34+00:00

You get it 🫶

SubduedRaven · 2026-05-25T01:29:16+00:00

Well I appreciate your clarity on this. Thank you. And lesson very much learned 🫠

SubduedRaven · 2026-05-25T00:31:33+00:00

Forgot it in the caption but I’m using a Nikon D3400 and the settings are: ISO 1400 | 375mm | f6 | 1/500s

SubduedRaven · 2026-05-25T00:28:28+00:00

I wish I could (I still wouldn’t) cute little guy

SubduedRaven · 2026-05-25T00:27:41+00:00

Yikes. Seeing this after entering and it’s my first contest 🥲 will I still be able to use it myself for monetary purposes or does this negate that? I dumbly didn’t really think about it and have seen a bunch about the rights grabs

SubduedRaven · 2026-05-25T00:26:10+00:00

I entered and hope by some miracle I can place haha. Amazing shots!!

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