Recent visits to the lake on my local golf course suggested that the Grey Heron that was once in residence had now gone. Perhaps it had overfished the area and was forced to seek food elsewhere, or something altogether more sinister had befallen it. It seems that all is well and the bird was just not there at the same time I was.
This particular specimen is relatively easy to photograph, as it is constantly exposed to human presence and thus more tolerant, but despite this it still requires long periods of patience to allow the heron to come close enough to get acceptable images.
The photograph was made just as it was taking off from the water and a slow(ish) shutter speed allowed the wings to blur, adding to the sense of movement.
300mm f/4 AF-S Nikkor. 1/160 second at f/5.6. -0.33 EV compensation. ISO 200
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