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@the-old-kid.bsky.social Oct 7, 2026, 1:20 PM

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BlueWater

Here is a Juvenile Great Blue Heron

#greatblueheron #heron #wildlifephotography #wildlife #naturephotography #nature #photography #birds #wadingbirds #largebirds #🪶

@swede1952.bsky.social Oct 7, 2026, 12:58 PM

Beach Combers

This scene is from a morning in Gulfport, Mississippi. ...

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#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #wildlife #nature #bird #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #shorebirds #heron #greatblueheron #gulls

"A tall heron stands poised in the shallow water, its long neck lifted like a question mark against the pale sky. The bird’s slender legs disappear into the rippled surface of a tidal pool, where the water is so thin it looks brushed across the sand like a sheet of glass. Around the heron, several smaller shorebirds scatter across the scene—gulls with rounded bodies and bright, alert postures. They stand on patches of wet sand and wade through the reflective water, their shapes forming a loose ring around the larger bird.

The background rises gently into a strip of dry beach, then into a fringe of tall grasses that sway at the edge of the frame. The monochrome tones give the entire scene a quiet, timeless feeling—soft grays in the water, darker shadows beneath the birds, and pale highlights where the light catches their feathers. The heron, still and statuesque, anchors the image, while the smaller birds add motion and life, as if the whole shoreline is breathing in slow rhythm with the tide.

In the lower right corner, the photographer’s signature, “© Swede’s Photographs,” rests unobtrusively like a small mark on a charcoal sketch." - Microsoft Copilot

@remyscameraeye.bsky.social Oct 5, 2026, 10:44 PM

Strike a pose... Early evening. Hannibal The Great Blue Heron (Brother of Henrik), in deep thought, as he prepares for his evening hunt. Stunning plumage. Very handsome.
📸🇨🇦
#GreatBlueHeron #Photography
#Wildlife #Birds #BirdPhotography #Nature #OntarioParks #Canada

@marklevinephotos.bsky.social Oct 5, 2026, 11:29 AM

#BirdOfTheDay | #BlueSkies | #GreatBlueHeron

Coming in for a landing on #daufuskieisland #birdsofsouthcarolina

A heron approaches a pine tree for a landing on a bright sunny day with clear blue skies. The heron is having a bad hair day.

@the-old-kid.bsky.social Oct 4, 2026, 8:17 PM

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #WingsOpenNotFlying

Here is a Juvenile Great Blue Heron

#greatblueheron #heron #wildlifephotography #wildlife #naturephotography #nature #photography #birds #wadingbirds #largebirds #🪶

@flipturns.bsky.social Oct 4, 2026, 4:55 PM

I love the #GreatBlueHeron #Rookery over my #hometown.

@opus24.bsky.social Oct 4, 2026, 3:40 PM

Patience IS a virtue!

Wait for it…. Great Blue Heron

#BirdOfTheDay Alt theme is #Blue, any bird with Blue in its plumage (and/or name) 🤭

#birds #ECK #photography #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #inaction #blue #GreatBlueHeron 📷

@birdman-2.bsky.social Oct 4, 2026, 2:05 PM

For today's #BirdOfTheDay ALT theme of #Blue a #GreatBlueHeron in #flasher pose in #Oregon #birds #Herons #PNW #tree #photography

@shutterspeed.bsky.social Oct 4, 2026, 3:55 AM

I'm a little surprised they're still around. I thought they would have headed south already.
#birds #birding #birdphotography #birdwatching #nature #naturephotography #nikon #photography #heron #greatblueheron #bluesky #urbanwildlife #wildlife #wildlifephotography

@asaomar.bsky.social Oct 3, 2026, 11:43 PM

Super proud of these pics I got recently! Took them at Lake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge, with my Canon EOS 7DMK2 & Canon EF 70-200mm f2.8L IS mk2 USM. #BarredOwl #GreatBlueHeron #ShotOnCanon #birding #florida @canonusa.bsky.social @aba.org

Barred Owl sitting in a tree, looking directly at the camera

Great Blue Heron perched on a tree stump next to water. Blue sky with some cloud cover, green and brown plants cover the ground near the heron, with trees in the distance. The reflection of the heron, clouds, and some plants can be seen in the water.

@supertamtam.bsky.social Oct 3, 2026, 6:27 PM

#Longbeak is the alt #birdoftheday theme.

I think the #GreatBlueHeron is starting to feel persecuted. 😂

Why are you following me, Lady?! 😱

#schnozz #bird #birder #birding #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #photography #paranoia

@bartonstegman.bsky.social Oct 3, 2026, 3:05 PM

In late April on a lake near Show Low, Arizona, these double-crested cormorants are getting ready to nest in this dead tree while a great blue heron looks on. In the sky is a flock of white-faced ibis. #birds #cormorants #GreatBlueHeron #birding #Arizona #photography

@amygann.bsky.social Oct 3, 2026, 7:43 AM

A great blue heron wades through the marsh as the day begins.

For the #birdoftheday theme of #longbeak

#birds #heron #greatblueheron #protectnature #EastCoastKin

A great blue heron stands among grasses in the marsh. It is partially hidden behind the vegetation.

@natureslivinglight.bsky.social Oct 2, 2026, 8:16 PM

Gentle waves cradle a moment of quiet grace.
Silver feathers shimmer beneath tender light.
Ancient waters whisper across the restless tide.
A noble silhouette rises above the ebbing sea.
Nature crowns the horizon with serenity.

#greatblueheron #photography #bird #nature #nature #wildlifephotography

@swede1952.bsky.social Oct 2, 2026, 5:49 PM

Shadow Rider

A Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) glides low over a Texas lake, as if riding its own shadow skimming across the water below. ...

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#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #wildlife #nature #bird #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #heron #greatblueheron

"A great blue heron sweeps low across the surface of a lake, its long wings stretched wide in a powerful, steady glide. The bird’s body is angled forward, neck extended and beak pointed like an arrow toward its destination. Its feathers show layered shades of blue‑gray, darker along the wings and lighter near the neck, giving the heron a sculpted, almost metallic elegance as it moves.

Beneath it, the water ripples gently, catching soft light that turns the surface into a shifting pattern of silvers and muted blues. The heron’s shadow rides just below, a dark, ghostlike silhouette that mirrors every motion — wing for wing, curve for curve — as if a second bird is flying just under the surface. The closeness of the shadow makes the heron appear even lower, almost skimming the water with each beat of its wings.

The scene feels quiet and precise, a moment of pure grace in motion: a solitary bird, its reflection, and the calm expanse of lake water beneath it." - Microsoft Copilot

@the-old-kid.bsky.social Oct 1, 2026, 6:37 PM

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Black&Whilte

Here is a Juvenile Great Blue Heron

#GreatBlueHeron #Heron #wildlifephotography #wildlife #naturephotography #nature #photography #birds #wadingbirds #largebirds #🪶