Green Heron
February 2013 – The Sloth Sanctuary, Costa Rica
I don’t see a lot of Green Herons, but somehow I’ve managed to get a lot of decent shots of them. This one was along a slough near the Sloth Sanctuary, which is just south of Limon, Costa Rica.
Green Heron
May 2011 – Oregon Garden, Oregon
I saw this Green Heron at the Oregon Garden on May 22, 2011. It was following the shoreline of one of the ponds late in the day. It was pretty focused on hunting for poly-wogs (which were plentiful), and I was able to get fairly close. Encountering this bird when and where I did, and with just enough light was a bit lucky. I got a couple shots of him hunting and eating, but the movement was so fast, it blurred out – the light was low, and I had to use a slower shutter speed. In addition, I was so excited, I forget to check the switch for the image stabilizer on my lens. Of course, it was off… So, a number of my shots have just a touch of jitter blur. But, a few of them came out OK.