Lovely Great Blue Heron with Lavender Flowers for Wordless Wednesday
Great blue heron with lovely lavender pickerel weed.
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Thanks to Wordless Wednesday for the Wordless Wednesday challenge.
Thanks once more to Ese for her Ese’s Weekly Shoot & Quote Challenge – Spread. (When stretching like this, the heron extends a leg outward and then spreads feathers and wing atop.)
Thanks to Ed Prescott for the Sunday Stills: Blue prompt.
Thanks again to Stewart Moncton for the Wild Bird Wednesday prompt.
Thanks also to Sue for the Word a Week Challenge: Behind. (Boy am I behind on my Wednesday post for NaBloPoMo!)
Thanks to the kind folks at NaBloPoMo for the National Blog Posting Month challenge this November.
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Remember: Walk softly and carry a long lens.™
(This took place August, 2013)
The Tao of Feathers™
© 2013 Babsje. (https://babsjeheron.wordpress.com)
Great Blue Heron
Posted on November 13, 2013, in A Word A Week Photo Challenge, ardea herodias, Art, daily prompt, Ese's Weekly Shoot & Quote Challenge, Great Blue Heron, NaBloPoMo, Nature Photography, Photography, postaday, Sunday Stills, Wild Bird Wednesday, Wildlife Photography, Wordless Wednesday and tagged great blue heron, NaBloPoMo, postaday. Bookmark the permalink. 18 Comments.
Nice photos of the Heron
Hi Neil, many thanks for your visit to my blog and your kind comment. Glad you like it!
It’s like a sculpture. And love how the flowers kind of echo the colors of the heron.
You’re right, it does have the feel of a sculpture, glad you like it! Thanks for your kind compliment.
Very nice bird – I like addition of flowers!
On hot days in our summer I will rely on you to provide cooling wintery posts!
Cheers – Stewart M – Melbourne
Many thanks for your kind comment, Stewart. I’m happy to send you cold weather posts in your warm times, look for one in a few hours, with a prominent bit of snow!
Hi. Lovely shot of Heron in that great weed
Hi Margaret – I’m glad you like this one. Thanks for visiting and commenting here.
Beautiful photo.
Many thanks for your kind comment, Judy, glad you like this one!
I like all your photos! There was just something about the lavender flowers around the heron that was enchanting!
Thanks for saying that! Here’s another photo with the lavender flowers and a great blue heron, different bird, though: https://babsjeheron.wordpress.com/2013/10/23/lavender-and-green/
Lovely photo of this handsome bird.
Hi Gunilla, so glad you like it. Thanks for visiting and commenting here!
Beautiful color, great pose. I saw a Ruddy duck today in much the same position — not quite as elegant as your heron!
I like how the various birds shared certain standard poses for preening, don’t you? Thanks got visiting and commenting! Best, Babsje
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