This Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias, picked an old piling not far off shore in the Columbia River for a perch for the night. Even though the evening’s weather was grey and overcast, even the small details of the beak come through clearly in this completely unretouched or post processed image.
Location: Astoria, Oregon
Equipment:
Canon PowerShot SD1100 IS
Swarovski ATS 80 HD spotting scope
Swarovski 25-50x W eyepiece
Swarovski UCA (Universal Camera Adapter)
Swarovski Carbon CT101 tripod
