Yes, excellent shot. Definitely Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias). But
you need the "Great" in there since there are also Little Blue Herons.
The white feathers around the head are distictive for Great Blues. The
feather plumes only occur on adults. Other herons might have plumes as
well but I don't think you'd be likely to see them in your neck of the
woods.
I think you're in western Massachusetts, right? According to my
Peterson's guide you're a little outside the normal breeding range
although they're quite common along the coast of Massachusetts. Count
yourself lucky to have some Great Blues to photograph.
Chuck Norcutt
Richard Lovison wrote:
> My wife and I took a walk back to that abandoned home on the pond and I took
> an image of what appears to be a pair of Blue Herons. If anyone of you
> knows for sure, please let me know. It was taken with the Zuiko 85-250 zoom
> and even at 500mm, I needed to be closer. This image is cropped quite a
> bit. Now that I know where their nest is I can find a spot closer and
> choose a day when the lighting is far better. Hope you enjoy.
>
> http://www.simons-rock.edu/~rlovison/temp/heron.html
>
> Richard
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