Tricolored Heron shaking it up on tippy toes – Nikon D200, handheld, f6.3, 1/800, ISO 200, Nikkor 80-400mm VR at 400mm, natural light
The Great Blue Heron I photographed on Christmas Day seems to have focused my attention on wading birds, yesterday it was Reddish Egrets and this morning I present a Tricolored Heron shaking its feather while on tip toes. I remember photographing this heron with my friends and fellow photographers;  Adrian, Mac and Rachel at Fort De Soto’s north beach at the lagoon near the concession stand.
I was laying down on the hard packed sand when I created this image which gave me a great low angle. Another title for this image might be “Tricolored Heron having a bad hair day”.
Mia
Well done again Mia. What a bird! Show me more!!
Thank you Bryce. I don’t know if you saw my post about the Great Blue Heron with the earth shadow behind it but I think you would love seeing that post.
Ha! Sweet shot Mia!
He looks excited about something 🙂
Laurence, maybe they could see a mate in the distance that I didn’t 😉 Thanks for commenting.
Quite a behaviour Mia, I’ve not seen this before. Those feathers look so beautifully textured.
Thanks Maria, they do love to shake those feathers up!
*swoon*
Thank you biobabbler!
Your angle on this shot was absolutely perfect. It wouldn’t have given the same effect if you’d have been shooting even straight on much less from above. Nice job!
Thank you Sherry, I adored being able to see under those toes.
He is beautiful Mia. You capture these birds so graciously.
Thank you Carol, I always loved spending time with these birds.
Perfection. It’s a winner Mia.
Thanks Bob, they are fun birds to photograph.