Great Blue Herons were the 500 pound gorillas of birds in the marshes near the Convention Centre. For my final winter expedition from my Brownsville camp, I chose South Padre Island. The drive to the island crosses Bahia Grande, where I stopped to look for waders, gulls and shorebirds.
Great Blue Herons were the 500 pound gorillas of birds in the marshes near the Convention Centre. For my final winter expedition from my Brownsville camp, I chose South Padre Island. The drive to the island crosses Bahia Grande, where I stopped to look for waders, gulls and shorebirds.
Great Blue Herons were the 500 pound gorillas of birds in the marshes near the Convention Centre. For my final winter expedition from my Brownsville camp, I chose South Padre Island. The drive to the island crosses Bahia Grande, where I stopped to look for waders, gulls and shorebirds.
Great Blue Herons were the 500 pound gorillas of birds in the marshes near the Convention Centre. For my final winter expedition from my Brownsville camp, I chose South Padre Island. The drive to the island crosses Bahia Grande, where I stopped to look for waders, gulls and shorebirds.
Great Blue Herons were the 500 pound gorillas of birds in the marshes near the Convention Centre. For my final winter expedition from my Brownsville camp, I chose South Padre Island. The drive to the island crosses Bahia Grande, where I stopped to look for waders, gulls and shorebirds.
Great Blue Herons were the 500 pound gorillas of birds in the marshes near the Convention Centre. For my final winter expedition from my Brownsville camp, I chose South Padre Island. The drive to the island crosses Bahia Grande, where I stopped to look for waders, gulls and shorebirds.
Great Blue Herons were the 500 pound gorillas of birds in the marshes near the Convention Centre. For my final winter expedition from my Brownsville camp, I chose South Padre Island. The drive to the island crosses Bahia Grande, where I stopped to look for waders, gulls and shorebirds.
Great Blue Herons were the 500 pound gorillas of birds in the marshes near the Convention Centre. For my final winter expedition from my Brownsville camp, I chose South Padre Island. The drive to the island crosses Bahia Grande, where I stopped to look for waders, gulls and shorebirds.

Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)

Great Blue Heron

(Ardea herodias)

Description:

Great Blue Herons were the 500 pound gorillas of birds in the marshes near the Convention Centre. For my final winter expedition from my Brownsville camp, I chose South Padre Island. The drive to the island crosses Bahia Grande, where I stopped to look for waders, gulls and shorebirds.

Date Taken: 2021:02:11 13:30

Location:

Convention Center
South Padre Island, Texas
United States
9.84 ft above sea level

Camera Information:

NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/500

File Name: GreatBlueHeron_D5X1768-SPI_ConventionCentre

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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