You’re Leaving Me?!?

Well, I haven’t been over to the marsh in a couple of weeks so I figured I would look through my files from November and I found these GBH photos and I remember the day very well.

I just went over to the marsh that day for a short time and quickly saw this great blue heron standing in the salt marsh just kind of giving me the eye. Normally, they pay pretty much zero attention to me, but this guy must not have liked something about how I looked because he did an immediate jump off leaving me alone.

The heron left so abruptly that he practically jumped right out of my frame. As it was, I sill clipped his wing tips, but that shows how close he was.

19 thoughts on “You’re Leaving Me?!?”

Charlie@Seattle Trekker on December 8, 2015 at 5:54 pm said:

Stunning action shots of this beautiful bird.

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- Phil Lanoue on December 8, 2015 at 6:13 pm said:
  
  Thanks Charlie, the GBH is pretty much my all time favorite bird. Well…except when the spoonbills are around.
  
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Littlesundog on December 8, 2015 at 8:18 pm said:

Great shots, Phil! Isn’t it amazing to be so close to these beauties?

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- Phil Lanoue on December 9, 2015 at 12:13 am said:
  
  I’m continually amazed by how often I can walk right up to one of these big birds. Just don’t ever want one really mad at me. 🙂
  
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Dawne Kimbrell on December 8, 2015 at 8:55 pm said:

These are so beautiful. I love the sense of movement. All are interesting but I would be interested in a print of the first one. Dawne

C. Dawne Kimbrell, PhD 615 481 4078 dawnek7@gmail.com

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- Phil Lanoue on December 9, 2015 at 10:58 am said:
  
  Hi Dawne, thank you very much for looking at this post and I appreciate your very kind comments about my photos!
  I just uploaded that blue heron image to my Fine Art America site so a print would be available through them.
  Thank you.
  http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/phil-lanoue.html
  
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Gunta on December 8, 2015 at 11:21 pm said:

Some folks are just unsociable.

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- Phil Lanoue on December 9, 2015 at 12:11 am said:
  
  And I’ve been so nice to them all summer. Ya just can’t win sometime.
  
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Lyle Krahn on December 8, 2015 at 11:28 pm said:

Don’t you just hate it when they leave so rudely?

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- Phil Lanoue on December 9, 2015 at 12:10 am said:
  
  Some of these birds have no manners. Didn’t their parents teach them anything?!?
  
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Angela on December 9, 2015 at 1:36 am said:

He’s a beautiful bird isn’t he.

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- Phil Lanoue on December 9, 2015 at 10:43 am said:
  
  I would call him a ‘pretty birdie’ but he doesn’t like that. 🙂
  
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anotherday2paradise on December 9, 2015 at 1:49 pm said:

Awesome captures, Phil. The second shot is my favourite. 🙂

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- Phil Lanoue on December 9, 2015 at 9:24 pm said:
  
  Thanks Sylvia, glad you liked the GBH pics! I liked the second one two but was disappointed I clipped off his wings in the third shot. But it could have been worse, I only got his feetsies by the fourth shot. 🙂
  
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  - anotherday2paradise on December 9, 2015 at 9:27 pm said:
    
    😀
    
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foxleylady on December 10, 2015 at 11:42 am said:

Not like a GBH to be camera-shy Phil!

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- Phil Lanoue on December 11, 2015 at 1:24 pm said:
  
  Not for me anyway. Usually one will just ignore me, or… even act like it’s purpose;y posing for the camera. Only the alligators think as highly of themselves. 🙂
  
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Linda victor on December 12, 2015 at 2:12 pm said:

Beautiful shots and close ups, guess he cant wait to get further south either. Thanks Phil

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- Phil Lanoue on December 12, 2015 at 5:13 pm said:
  
  Well many of these birds will be with us through the winter. The bald eagles certainly will be. 🙂
  
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