The ballerina by Helen Betts

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27-JAN-2019	Tim Betts

The ballerina

Tim wasn’t really set up to take this when the heron suddenly took off for the middle of the lake, but I just loved the pose.

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It snowed a little on Tuesday, but we are in for Arctic temperatures over the next few days. The lake was half frozen when we took these pictures on Sunday, and I suspect it will be entirely iced over by Thursday, meaning the heron and other birds won’t have any access to food. I hate to say it, but I think he’ll be gone the next time we check in on him. Tim didn’t see any birds in the gardens last night, only the geese flying away.

Best to view in "Original" because other versions resized by Pbase are decidedly unsharp.

Behind the curtain, posted earlier:

Nikon D850 ,Nikkor AF-S 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
1/200s f/5.6 at 70.0mm iso250 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto

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Alexander Kazakov		17-Feb-2019 12:10
Lovely! V

Hank Vander Velde		01-Feb-2019 01:02
Excellent take-off shot. Nice to also get the two Northern Shovelers.

janescottcumming		31-Jan-2019 22:09
Lift off! Nice job Tim.

Dave Berry		31-Jan-2019 21:22
Washington, we have liftoff. Great capture, Helen. V

larose forest photos		31-Jan-2019 21:22
My thought exactly, when I saw the thumb: ballerina! A lovely shot of this elegant bird. V

Chris Morton		31-Jan-2019 20:23
Flap, flap! You seem to have a pair of Shovellers too, but no sludgy margins to overcome

Colin Storey		31-Jan-2019 19:51
Very graceful image of the Heron.

joseantonio		31-Jan-2019 19:39
hope you will be right with the extreme cold weather you are having now.V.

Nick Paoni		31-Jan-2019 19:34
The ultra cold temps will surely be a hardship on the wildlife.

Nirvan Hope		31-Jan-2019 18:12
Not easy to capture a good shot of the heron with wings spread. This is well timed.

Charlene Ambrose		31-Jan-2019 17:06
The title is perfect - Tim did well for not being set up! V

Tom Munson		31-Jan-2019 16:56
Terrific capture. Nice timing.

Jim Coffman		31-Jan-2019 15:25
I like it too! Nice capture, Helen.

bill friedlander		31-Jan-2019 15:17
An exceptional capture. The pose is fantastic! V

Blandine Mangin		31-Jan-2019 14:52
très belle prise de ce héron au décollage ! v

globalgadabout		31-Jan-2019 14:36
elegant at this moment....good luck in the extreme weather..

danad		31-Jan-2019 14:29
Great timing to catch this ! V.

victorswan		31-Jan-2019 14:22
Super Helen, It is hard times for these birds when the water is frozen and then they want to go and find food elsewhere, but they will come back BV

carabias		31-Jan-2019 14:21
If the geese have left, warm up! Excellent capture of Tim. V