Blue Heron Waiting is a photograph by Nava Thompson which was uploaded on February 18th, 2013.
Blue Heron Waiting
A photo taken by Nava Jo Thompson of a Great Blue Heron fishing at a lake in Arkansas.the largest North American heron and, among all extant herons,... more
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Blue Heron Waiting
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Nava Thompson
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A photo taken by Nava Jo Thompson of a Great Blue Heron fishing at a lake in Arkansas.the largest North American heron and, among all extant herons, it is surpassed only by the Goliath Heron and the White-bellied Heron. It has head-to-tail length of 91�137 cm (36�54 in), a wingspan of 167�201 cm (66�79 in), a height of 115�138 cm (45�54 in), and a weight of 2.1�3.6 kg (4.6�7.9 lb).......Notable features include slaty flight feathers, red-brown thighs, and a paired red-brown and black stripe up the flanks; the neck is rusty-gray, with black and white streaking down the front; the head is paler, with a nearly white face, and a pair of black plumes running from just above the eye to the back of the head. The feathers on the lower neck are long and plume-like; it also has plumes on the lower back at the start of the breeding season. The bill is dull yellowish, becoming orange briefly at the start of the breeding season, and the lower legs gray, also becoming orangey at the start of the breeding season. Immature birds are duller in color, with a dull blackish-gray crown, and the flank pattern only weakly defined; they have no plumes, and the bill is dull gray-yellow.[3][7][8] Among standard measurements, the wing chord is 43�49.2 cm (17�19.4 in), the tail is 15.2�19.5 cm (6.0�7.7 in), the culmen is 12.3�15.2 cm (4.8�6.0 in) and the tarsus is 15.7�21 cm (6.2�8.3 in)........The heron stride is around 22 cm (9 in), almost in a straight line. Two of the three front toes are generally closer together. In a track the front toes as well as the back often show the small talons......The subspecies differ only slightly in size and plumage tone, with the exception of subspecies occidentalis, which as well as normal colored birds, also has a distinct white morph, known as the Great White Heron (not to be confused with the Great Egret, for which "Great White Heron" was once a common name). It is found only in south Florida and some parts of the Caribbean. The Great White Heron differs from other Great Blues in bill morphology, head plume length, and in having a total lack of pigment in its plumage. This is mainly found near salt water, and was long thought to be a separate species. Birds intermediate between the normal morph and the white morph are known as W�nn's Heron; these birds resemble a "normal" Great Blue with a white head.......The theory that Great White Heron may be a separate species (A. occidentalis) from Great Blue Heron has again been given some support by David Sibley.......The call is a harsh croak. The heron is most vocal during the breeding season, but will call occasionally at any time of the year in territorial disputes or if disturbed
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Comments (26)
Gary F Richards
Outstanding heron composition, lighting, shading, color and artwork! Congratulations on your features! F/L
Randy Rosenberger
Your excellence in your submission of this work is worthy of special recognition, and I am seeing to it, that this happens in the WFS group. I am so happy to have you as an active member of our family of friends and fine artists, who support one another by comments, likes, faves, sharing, etc. Thanks for all your efforts to make our group so special by having a fine artist like yourself among many other fine artists that make our group so special.
Sandra Clark
this is marvelous I really like how you did this
Nava Thompson replied:
Sandra---thank you---this one just happened on a one time shot leaning out of a car window.
Debbie Hart
Today I'm catching a ton of yours in the new discussion and I keep trying to hit "like" every time I see this one. I've only tried this one about ten times. I could stare at him all day long. Beautiful shot! I wish I had twitter to push this one more!
Nava Thompson replied:
Oh thank you---Debbie! I was out this morning chasing Eagles---and ended up finding the Great Blue Heron fishing. Thank you for visiting and your comments!
Nava Jo Thompson
Thank you Darren for featuring 'Blue Heron Waiting' in 3 A Day Greeting Cards for all Occasions'!
Debbie Hart
Nava, this is so gorgeous I can't speak. This reminds me a great deal of my favorite artist, Robert Bateman. The softness and subtle tones, wow. My new favorite and voted! Wish I could vote more!
Nava Thompson replied:
Debbie---you are so thoughtful and I appreciate your generous comments. You are quite the artist!! Appreciate the visit--and your fave / vote!!
Cheri Randolph
NavaJo, I always enjoy your bird captures - love this portrait. It's almost like an Audubon print. Beautiful! voted
Nava Jo Thompson
Thank you Mary for featuring 'Blue Heron Waiting' in Capturing the Great Blue Heron!
LESLIE CROTTY
BEAUTIFULLY CAPTURED, IT DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER THEN THIS, LES (F/V)
Nava Thompson replied:
Les---thank you very much--that is a very nice thing to say! Appreciate the f/v!
Will Borden
A marvelous great blue heron image, Nava Jo! Like the muted surroundings!!! F&V!
Nava Thompson replied:
Hi Will---thank you very much--I think the artistic touch here was more of an accident. :) Appreciate your fave and vote.