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Amateur heron photographer

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K @quadratau.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Number one reason to travel: new herons to see
Snowy egret making its way along a concrete ledge at the edge of a lake
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Jocelyn Anderson Photography @jocelynanderson.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Incoming Green Heron, on a mission for tiny fish and tadpoles.
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K @quadratau.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Really good angle on this heron yesterday btw.
Great blue heron, neck and head tilted at an approximately pi/6 angle.
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K @quadratau.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
This heron's pattern is so intriguing to me... possibly an adolescent? I'm going to be honest I mostly identify birds as "big" or "small"
Great blue heron behind a log, next to a stream
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K @quadratau.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
After I saw this great blue heron fly straight at this other great blue heron a third great blue heron appeared out of nowhere. But you're gonna have to take my word for it bc I don't think my photo has three herons in it.
Two great blue herons flying at each other
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K @quadratau.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Happy summer.
Great blue heron in front of grasses on lake, neck stretched to indicate it's seen something mildly interesting.
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Blue Heron Farm @blueheronfarm.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
‼️Look at this insanely perfect shot my husband just captured with his phone. We're both very sad he didn't have a real camera, but this is still amazing.
A great blue heron on the very top of the large tree, centered against the rising moon
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K @quadratau.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Great heron day today 😎
Out of focus great blue heron in pond
Great blue heron butt poking out from behind big grasses
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b e x @bookbeaut.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
normal guy doing normal bird things
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K @quadratau.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Saw a friend today 🙂
Great blue heron
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K @quadratau.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
We're so back, baby 😎 thanks daylight savings time (sorry to my friend who hates daylight savings time)
Great blue heron on a log in a plant filled pond
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K @quadratau.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Posting my dad's egret photo from this past weekend bc it's been too long since I made it to a wetland myself 😥
3 bright white egrets perched on branches above the water.
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K @quadratau.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Great blue heron in a little inlet. Ducks behind it. Dried out grass frame the photo. The sun had set and the lighting is bad.
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K @quadratau.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
This heron flew in while I was on my walk 😏
Great blue heron perched on a log by the edge of a lake
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Good Trailcams @goodtrailcams.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
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K @quadratau.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Great blue heron standing in the edge of the water, surrounded by dead grasses and bare branches
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K @quadratau.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
I don't usually walk home through the marsh when it's dark out, but I decided to take my chances and success did see a heron and did not see any snakes 👍
Great blue heron hunched in the water in the dark
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K @quadratau.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
A night heron?!?!?! (It's just a heron I saw at night (6pm))
Great blue heron on the edge of a river dock in the dark
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K @quadratau.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Preeeeetty sure I have now seen my second green heron!!
A green heron-esque shape blending in with lakeside reeds. Also a duck on a log and a coot in the lake.
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K @quadratau.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Lots of good egrets out the window of this train 😌
Egret at the edge of a slough. In the window is the reflection of an amtrak curtain
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inspectorbeans @inspectorbeans.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
little bittern ~
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K @quadratau.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Was literally walking along, despairing that I've never seen a green heron, and then who should appear but THIS LITTLE BUDDY!!!!
Front on angle of a green heron on a log on a lake, framed by enormous grasses
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K @quadratau.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Btw today I watched a heron catch a fish(?) and it was a great time, except I assume for the fish
Great blue heron in water near edge of lake, still in striking pose as it just caught something
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EveryHeron 𓅣 @everyheron.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
Hee hee. Love that idea! So true. So true. 💙
Heron Darcy and Mr Darcy
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K @quadratau.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
I think I maybe saw this heron catch something and eat it, which might explain why it spent over 5 minutes afterwards with its beak slightly agape
Great blue heron, beak slightly open, perched on a barren white tree
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K @quadratau.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
Great blue heron on edge of lake dock, one foot raised to walk
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K @quadratau.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
After a terrible stretch of time where I couldn't make it to the marsh: I'm back. And used my new monocular and 3x zoom to spy on this beautiful beast.
Great blue heron on a lake, craning its neck
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K @quadratau.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
The heron in the blue great. Or something.
Great blue heron on a stick over a creek, demurely looking over its shoulder. Or for fish. Who can say.
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K @quadratau.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
I love that when my friends go on vacation they send me photos of herons they see on their trips. I'm truly living the dream. Herons worldwide baby.
Gray heron on a grassy hill, also its reflection in the water.
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K @quadratau.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
The lush and beautiful blooming foliage of Spring is great except for how it makes it harder to spot birds.
Great blue heron flying away over lake
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K @quadratau.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
This used to be a geese/gosling hang out spot but it seems this heron has taken it over 👍
Great blue heron in the greenery on the far side of a creek, staring intently into the water
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K @quadratau.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Great blue heron on the far side of a creek. Behind it is an enormous tree.
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K @quadratau.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
Depending on how we define "good", I got some good photos of heron taking off in flight today!!
Great blue heron, mid takeoff, headed directly towards the veiwerGreat blue heron at edge of pond, wings raised and leaning forward, about to take offGreat blue heron above pond, still getting into flight mode so it looks like a beautiful ballerina
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K @quadratau.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Going fishing
Great blue heron in the grasses, leaning over the edge of a lake
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K @quadratau.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
Anyway sorry about the lack of heron photos lately. They've mostly been flying or far away so I haven't been taking them as much. However, I finally got a gizmo to connect my phone to my binoculars stably, so I'll go take more again soon!!
Great blue heron skulking across a gravel path, while a goose watches
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K @quadratau.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
I've set sufficient precedent that people will send their heron pics to the family groupchat. Which means I just got to see a picture of a yellow crowned night heron. YAY!
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K @quadratau.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Three heron day!!
Great blue heron standing at edge of little pond
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K @quadratau.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Got my first legitimately good photos of a heron in flight today but I'm still impossible to please bc I'm dreaming of the photos I could've gotten if my finger had been lined up right to take photos of it taking off right in front of me 1 minute before
Great blue heron standing on a log next to a lake. Grass in foreground.Great blue heron in flight
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K @quadratau.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Great blue heron peering intently into a lake, from its grassy shore
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K @quadratau.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
After days of being too busy to make it to the marsh, I finally returned and saw THREE herons!! Shout out to the dog walker who pointed the last one out to me, I'd have missed it otherwise.
The neck/head of a great blue heron peering out over the water from a thicket of grassesGreat blue heron standing in a creek
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K @quadratau.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Only 1 heron today but it was pretty close to the path. AND the cherry trees are looking good 🌸👍
Great blue heron standing on the grassy edge of a lake. Clouds reflect upon the surface.Cherry blossoms blooming against a blue sky with white clouds
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K @quadratau.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Saw this bad bird when walking though the marsh earlier 😎
Great blue heron perched on a tree growing out of a wetland area
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K @quadratau.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
Today's two herons were (1) flying away or (2) sleepy, BUT I also saw some Buffleheads!
Great blue heron standing on a stick over some water, its head tucked down under its wing.A male bufflehead near the edge of a creek. It is a "small, compact diving duck" and according to the Merlin app it should have an iridescent head, but it just looks black and white. There are ripples in the water next to him because the female bufflehead just dived.
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K @quadratau.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
Rainy day in the marsh
Great blue heron standing on a grassy lump by a lake.
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K @quadratau.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
And two of them today??? Herons are back in season baby!!!
Great blue heron crouched on a stick over a plant filled creek. Facing right. Great blue heron standing in the shallows on the edge of a lake, one leg up to take a step
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K @quadratau.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Fourth time trying to upload today's heron photos which I'm only enduring through bc that's one try for each heron, and one for the bonus beaver I saw
Great blue heron walking away in a grassy area
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K @quadratau.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Had to be patient and wait for this pal to stop grooming long enough to get a semi-decent picture, but I love its posture
A heron on a stick over a lake, in front of some dried grasses.
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K @quadratau.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
Was alerted to the existence of this heron by someone w a fancy looking camera + telescoping lens taking photos of it as it flew in. This picture is probably equally good though, psh. (They took the path to get closer to the heron while I continued my walk home. So maybe not equally good.)
A great blue heron among the dead grasses in a vernal pond
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K @quadratau.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Yesterday there was a heron close enough to the path that I could actually get a clear photo of it, leading my mom to suggest it was "too good to put on Bluesky" But I would never want to deny you all the ability to zoom in and see its head plume feathers.
Great blue heron crouched down on the edge of a narrow pond
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K @quadratau.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
Pointing my phone camera through my binoculars did not achieve the world's easiest or most successful zoom. But, heron. With bonus turtles.
A heron on a branch on the far side of a pond. Its wings, partially outstretched, form a heart shape. Turtles sun themselves on a log to the right.A heron on a branch on the far side of a pond, its head twisted down to groom itself. Turtles sun themselves on a log to the right.
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