Black Crowned Night Herons

[Barbara Ponder]

CC always welcome and appreciated.

Wish I could have gotten the feet




Picking out the perfect nesting materials

[John 2]

Why do you need PP skills when you can capture images like these. Very nice set. Strangely, although I agree with you on the first one, the third image is my favourite.

[IzzieK]

Nice series Barbara...I particularly like the last one...I like the shape of the outstretched neck and its teether-tottering way of balancing itself on the branch. Also the beak is more separated than the second one.

[Shadowman]

Nice set.

[JohnRostron]

Agreed! I like the third one best as well.

John

[bnnrcn]

Very nice set

[deetheturk]

Very nice set Barbara, you are getting very good at this bird thing

[Mutley]

Very good indeed. I'd be made up with them

[Downrigger]

Beautiful set, Barbara.

[jprzybyla]

Nice images Barbara. If not a large crop you might turn the first image into a portrait, then no need to worry about the feet. Anyways, you have captured my nemesis bird, I just do not have any good images of this bird. Nice work.

[Otavio]

...you have captured my nemesis bird...

Very funny, Joe. Nemesis really seems to be the most adequate word, as I remember you saying the same thing some years ago, when I shared my first BCNH images here. Just fly down to Rio, they are quite common here!

Barbara, this is a nice set. The branches spoils #2 a little, but on nature/bird photography, sometimes we can not avoid them.

Well done!

[DEAN01]

A very nice series, Barbara. I like number two.

[Saorsa]

It looks like you've captured it around nesting time and it is gathering material. Nice set. We get them here in Florida but they are not as common as the Yellow-crowned. I do see them around Venice Rookery and elsewhere.

[Barbara Ponder]

Nice series Barbara...I particularly like the last one...I like the shape of the outstretched neck and its teether-tottering way of balancing itself on the branch. Also the beak is more separated than the second one.

Thanks Izzie! He was trying hard for that perfect branch

[Barbara Ponder]

Nice set.

Thanks John!

[Barbara Ponder]

Agreed! I like the third one best as well.

John

Thank you John! It's mine as well!

[Barbara Ponder]

Very nice set

Thanks Binnur!

[Barbara Ponder]

Very nice set Barbara, you are getting very good at this bird thing

Thanks David! One day I hope to BRANCH out sorry could not resist. Right now is breeding season for most of our birds and I live close to many rookeries and sanctuaries. My favorite time of the year. It was about this time last year I took my first bird picture and I've been hooked since.

[Barbara Ponder]

Very good indeed. I'd be made up with them

Thanks Steve!

[Barbara Ponder]

Beautiful set, Barbara.

Thank you Mark!