F/5.3, 1/160, IOS 800.
Great Blue Heron
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Christian Bale.
Interesting Fact: Great Blue Herons have specialized feathers on their chest that continually grow and fray. The herons comb this “powder down” with a fringed claw on their middle toes, using the down like a washcloth to remove fish slime and other oils from their feathers as they preen. Applying the powder to their underparts protects their feathers against the slime and oils of swamps. ( Great Blue Heron Overview, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology )
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This is one of my favorite birds. You did a great photo and writeup. And Christian Bale was great. Thank you so much. 🙂
I can see why is one of your favorites, its so majestic. 🤙🤙🤙
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Great photo, very similar to our white faced heron in my last post! I did not know about the preening behaviour, fascinating.
Very similar. Thank you very much for stopping by and checking out my post. Stay Safe and Happy Blogging! 🙂