Afternoon Sun Ardeidae Ardea herodias Great Blue Heron St Marks National Wildlife Refuge Walkulla County Florida

Great Blue Heron – St Marks National Wildlife Refuge

Afternoon Sun illuminates a Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias standing on an ismus in St Marks National Wildlife Refuge, Walkulla County, Florida. Great Blue Herons reside year-round on the Gulf Coast.1


1 Great Blue Heron. Identification, All About Birds – Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Web. 09 Apr. 2017.


camera: Nikon D3 | lens: AF Nikkor VR 400mm f/2.8G IF-ED
focal length: 400mm | exposure: f/5 – 1/2500th second – ISO 500