Bird Image: Grey Heron in Taro Fields

Camera: Pentax K3

Lens: Pentax 300MM with 1.4 converter -- Focal Length 420MM

Exposure:  f/9   1/500   ISO 100 

Location:  Kin Town, Okinawa, Japan

Date and Time:  FEB 10 2016  3:45PM

Grey Heron in Flight in Morning Sunlight

Camera: Pentax K3

Lens: Pentax 300mm with 1.4 converter Focal Length 420mm

Exposure:  f/5.6   1/1600   ISO 200

Location: Namisato, Kin Town, Okinawa, Japan

Date and Time:  NOV 24  2015  8:06AM

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It was a beautiful Autumn day and, I couldn't resist a walk to the Kin Dam.

The plan was, to take advantage of the blue skies and sunshine.

It would have been nice, to come home with some eagle and hawk photos.

That didn't happen but, there were plenty of heron and egret shots taken.

This Grey Heron put on a good show.

Look closely and, you can see fish, jumping in the lower left of the frame.

The series of photos was captured at 4:15PM.

A few minutes later, the sun would be going down behind the mountains.

Once that happened, it was time to put on a jacket and, start walking home.

Location: Okukubi River directly below Kin Dam

Camera: Pentax K3

Lens: Sigma 50-500 at 500mm

Exposure: f/9   1/640   ISO 100

Learn more about this bird, the Ardea cinera at ARKive

Grey Heron (Ardea cinera) Portrait Mode

The Grey Heron, sometimes sits in one place for hours.

This bird had been fishing, earlier and, was just air drying itself.

It gave me plenty of time to move around and compose a portrait-like shot.

Photo taken Nov 21, 2012 at Tomigusuku wetlands in Okinawa, Japan.

Pentax K5 equipped with a Sigma 50-500 lens at 500mm