19th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Adult Great Blue Heron feeding young
Great Blue Heron feeding hungry youngster. All spring I had tried, unsuccessfully to photograph a Great Blue Heron. And then, while on a totally different quest, I stumbled onto a whole apartment complex of herons! Excited, I determined to quietly go to a location near the nests early the next morning, before dawn, so as not to frighten the birds. With the help of a telephoto lens I was able to capture this tree-top shot.
Photo Detail
Date Taken: | 05.2021 |
Date Uploaded: | 08.2021 |
Photo Location: | Woodland Park, Colorado, United States of America |
Camera: | NIKON D850 |
Copyright: | © Jamie Johnston |