Midwest USA. September 2025.

Olympus E-M1+ Oly 75-300mm f/4.8-6.7 @ 75mm, f/5.6, 1/1000s, ISO-500.

I took these a few days after posting my last heron photos and didn’t want to spam here. A few months went by and I forgot.

I love these birds. They’re so fun to watch wade around and hunt. It would truly be terrifying to be a small fish when this thing has you in its sights.

  • SpruceBringsteen@lemmy.worldEnglish
    6·
    4 days ago

    For a bird that doesn’t look like they should be able to fly, they sure are graceful after that initial flap or two. Great shots!

    • Maiq@piefed.socialEnglish
      5·
      4 days ago

      They are definitely beautiful in the air. When I was a kid when I saw them flying overhead i thought that that was what pterodactyls must have looked like. Their call was what i imagine filled the Jurassic.

      As I grew older fishing with them on the bank watching them i saw the beauty of an expert fisherman. Far better than I.