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Highly perched - great heron

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by Yves Langlois from Sherbrooke CA on 04 Oct 2025
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This great heron decided to land almost on top of a very huge tree. The tree stands at the edge of the water and the heron has a wide clear view on its domain. The forest in the background is nicely lighted and make a good contrast with the backlighted huge tree wich has the edge of its branches beautyfuly detailed by the sun rays.

  • Camera: ILCE-7RM4A
  • Focal: 384 mm
  • Shutter speed: 0.00125 sec
  • Aperture: f/ 11
tagged: great heron plant tree animal bird waterfowl vegetation fir branch wildlife twig forest ciconiiformes

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perkyleb posted 2025-10-07 1:38pm

Nice shot, Yves. The shadow and sun almost cut the photo in half, but it adds to the composition. Nice to get the heron in the sun.

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Debra Plett posted 2025-10-06 7:06pm

Very nice shot of the heron and surrounding trees Yves. The light streaming through the trees really lights up the center to left side of the composition. Nice contrast to the shadow on the right. Very nice find and capture.

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hmellon posted 2025-10-05 9:57am

The heron stands out nicely here in the sunlight against the lush greenery surrounding him. This tree looks like a perfect resting spot for him with a good view of the river nearby and lots of clearance too. Smart bird. Great shot, Yves.

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