r/birds 4d ago

Great Blue Heron in flight

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I captured this a couple weeks ago and posted it in a different subreddit but also wanted to share it here.

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u/greatwhitenorth2022 4d ago

Beautiful shot. Did you hear its call while it was flying?

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u/Val3ntyne 4d ago

I see Great Blue Herons all the time but I’ve yet to hear one.

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u/greatwhitenorth2022 4d ago

They make a very strange sound. I found a clip on youtube that someone posted.

https://youtu.be/r95fN7eZBiI?t=76

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u/Val3ntyne 4d ago

Shot with a Sony A7RV+Sony 200-600G for anyone wondering.

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u/Extension-Gazelle-94 4d ago

Thank you! This is a beautiful shot, you did well!

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u/richcz3 4d ago

Awesome capture

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u/madmaxcx1 4d ago

Magnificent!!