Saturday, February 11, 2012

Angry Birds

While most of nesting herons at the wetlands seemed to be bonding well, one nest appeared to be having some issues. I think most likely that the male trying to land in this nest was not the mate, therefore the female was not happy with him stopping by. Regardless of the issue, this male heron was extremely persistent and was not taking no for an answer. I watched him try and land in the nest repeatedly for two hours.

Angry Great Blue Herons
Viera Wetlands


Exchanging some unpleasentries.


Better get movin!


Don't even think about coming over here!






The answer is still no!



25 comments:

  1. WOW....these are really WONDERFUL, nice compositions, light and colors Tammy.

    warm greetings, Joop

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  2. Fantastic pics, I've just found your blog, I have been to Florida 5 times, and looking through your pics makes me want to return. What equipment do you use, (camera, lenses)
    I have but a link on my blog to yours,
    All the very best Gordon.
    www.westhighlandwhites.blogspot.com

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    1. Hi Gordon,
      Thanks for visiting my blog! I use a Canon 5d, and took these photos with a 300mm with a 1.4x. Hope you can come back to Florida!

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  3. I am so jealous of your heron shots :)

    Do you shoot from the water? I would love to know how you are able to get so close to their nests.

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    1. These herons are at the wetlands in trees very close to the road; you could actually take the photos from your car window(we were walking though on this day). I was using a 300mm lens with a 1.4x. I would definitely not venture into the water as there are lots are large alligators in there...

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  4. Terrific action and great interaction shown in these images Tammy!

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  5. Impresionantes y bien captadas esta secuencias por la defensa de su nido. Buenos disparos.

    Saludos.

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  6. Marvelous! What a home wrecker. It is a nice nest thought

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  7. oh, these cracked me up! what great interchanges you managed to capture! the owner of the nest is NOT impressed!

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  8. Hola Tammy impresionantes imagenes de la Garza real por lo que veo ya tienen el nido muy adelantado y pronto pondran huevos.Un abrazo

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  9. Wow, these photos are fantastic, love all of them!
    Thanks for sharing!
    Mette

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  10. Hola Tammy, me han gustado estas fotos y voy a seguir disfrutando de tu blog. Gracias, sigue así.
    Saludos desde España.

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  11. The last of herons gets my vote, beautiful photos.

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  12. Superb photographs. A joy to study them.

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  13. Great shots, Tammy! Obviously, there were some issues there. LOL! It's nice you were able to witness and photograph that.

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  14. Absolutely tremendous images Tammy. They are simply beautiful. The story attached is lovely - 10/10 for perseverance on the male's part!

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  15. Schöne Bilder sehr interessant.

    Gruß
    Noke

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  16. OMG, they need a mediator! wonder why he didn't understand. . . . hhahahah

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  17. stunning capture of bird interaction. well done

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  18. Tammy, tu tienes algo especial con las garzas. Todas las fotos tuyas que veo de este ave son espectaculares. ¡Qué envidia!
    Saludos!!

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  19. Here you have got some very beautiful pics of the Blue Heron, you are so lucky, living in this bird-paradise :-)

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  20. Very nice photographs and an excellent site. Thanks

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