Green Heron on a pond with Water Lilies

morris
Offline
• • • • • • •
Upload & Sell: On

p.1 #1 · Green Heron on a pond with Water Lilies

A couple of friends tipped me off that there are a number of Green Herons at a park only a 10 minute drive from my home. I have not had much luck there in the past yet with two reliable tips I headed there yesterday morning before the heat and smoke became unbearable here in New York City. I was delighted to find a green heron fishing and sat down at the edge of the pond with my camera's lens foot resting on the ground and composed with the LCD. About 30 minutes in one of my friends showed up and we shot together till we melted.

I'm breaking my posts up by the lighting with the first set when the heron was in deep shade and the background in the sun making for some tricky exposures and processing. More will be posted of the heron in the sun.

Comments and suggestions welcome,

Morris

1) Processed to look like what I saw as we have more dynamic range than our cameras

X-H2S XF500mmF5.6 R LM OIS WR lens 500mm f/5.6 1/2500s 800 ISO -0.7 EV

2) The Lilies

X-H2S XF500mmF5.6 R LM OIS WR lens 500mm f/5.6 1/4700s 800 ISO -0.7 EV

3) The way my camera saw it

X-H2S XF500mmF5.6 R LM OIS WR lens 500mm f/5.6 1/3200s 800 ISO -0.7 EV

4) Green Heron with Fish

X-H2S XF500mmF5.6 R LM OIS WR lens 500mm f/5.6 1/1900s 800 ISO -0.3 EV

5) Starting to come up with a fish

X-H2S XF500mmF5.6 R LM OIS WR lens 500mm f/5.6 1/1700s 800 ISO -0.3 EV

6) Heron with catch

X-H2S XF500mmF5.6 R LM OIS WR lens 500mm f/5.6 1/1700s 800 ISO -0.3 EV

7) Tossing to swallow

X-H2S XF500mmF5.6 R LM OIS WR lens 500mm f/5.6 1/1800s 800 ISO -0.3 EV

8) Moving on

X-H2S XF500mmF5.6 R LM OIS WR lens 500mm f/5.6 1/2900s 800 ISO -0.3 EV

Jul 16, 2026 at 07:27 AM

johnohio
Offline
• • • • •
Upload & Sell: On

p.1 #2 · Green Heron on a pond with Water Lilies

These are super Morris. Number eight is fantastic.

John

Jul 16, 2026 at 07:51 AM

jowul
Offline
• • •
Upload & Sell: Off

p.1 #3 · Green Heron on a pond with Water Lilies

Morris, these are exceptional images in my view.. You captured great actions and postures of the heron. Looking at #4 I was first asking myself if you were wearing a wet suit.

#4, 7 and 8 are my favourites.

Jul 16, 2026 at 10:30 AM

jeffryscott
Offline
• • •
Upload & Sell: On

p.1 #4 · Green Heron on a pond with Water Lilies

Very nice, such entertaining birds. Love #5 especially.

Jul 16, 2026 at 01:37 PM


FM Forums \| Nature & Wildlife \| Join Upload & Sell