{"id":8913,"date":"2020-07-27T20:44:07","date_gmt":"2020-07-28T03:44:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/?p=8913"},"modified":"2020-07-27T20:44:11","modified_gmt":"2020-07-28T03:44:11","slug":"great-blue-herons-on-the-south-platte","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/2020\/07\/27\/great-blue-herons-on-the-south-platte\/","title":{"rendered":"Great Blue Herons On The South Platte"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On July 4th, we headed down to the Platte River to do some birding. We saw a variety of birds. So, best to get the images out there before the month ends! Soon after arriving at Reynold&#8217;s Landing, we found a Great Blue Heron and Night Heron standing on the rocks at the water&#8217;s edge out in the middle of the river. The Great Blue was just spreading its wings for this image.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/2476-0004-Great-Blue-Heron-And-Night-Heron-SouthPlatte.jpg\" alt=\"2476-0004-Great-Blue-Heron-And-Night-Heron-South-Platte\" class=\"wp-image-8915\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/2476-0004-Great-Blue-Heron-And-Night-Heron-SouthPlatte.jpg 800w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/2476-0004-Great-Blue-Heron-And-Night-Heron-SouthPlatte-768x553.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption>Great Blue Heron And Night Heron, South Platte.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Soon after continuing to walk along the riverside, the Great Blue moved to a rock on the far bank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"570\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/2476-0013-Great-Blue-Heron-On-Rock-South-Platte.jpg\" alt=\"2476-0013-Great-Blue-Heron-On-Rock-South-Platte\" class=\"wp-image-8916\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/2476-0013-Great-Blue-Heron-On-Rock-South-Platte.jpg 800w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/2476-0013-Great-Blue-Heron-On-Rock-South-Platte-768x547.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption>Great Blue Heron On Rock, South Platte.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We continued along the riverside. Several hundred yards farther downstream we came across another Great Blue Heron. In this image, I managed to capture the bird cleaning itself. It had stretched its neck to reach upper body, exposing those long plumes in the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/2476-0080-Great-Blue-Heron-No-2-Cleaning.jpg\" alt=\"2476-0080-Great-Blue-Heron-No-2-Cleaning\" class=\"wp-image-8917\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/2476-0080-Great-Blue-Heron-No-2-Cleaning.jpg 800w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/2476-0080-Great-Blue-Heron-No-2-Cleaning-768x515.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption>Great Blue Heron No2, Cleaning.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All this while standing on one leg!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/2476-0087-Great-Blue-Heron-Standing-One-Leg.jpg\" alt=\"2476-0087-Great-Blue-Heron-Standing-One-Leg\" class=\"wp-image-8918\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/2476-0087-Great-Blue-Heron-Standing-One-Leg.jpg 800w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/2476-0087-Great-Blue-Heron-Standing-One-Leg-768x504.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption>Great Blue Heron, Standing One Leg.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I like the pose of the heron as it was looking out across the water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"535\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/2476-0115-Great-Blue-Heron-No-2-Standing-Guard.jpg\" alt=\"2476-0115-Great-Blue-Heron-No-2-Standing-Guard\" class=\"wp-image-8920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/2476-0115-Great-Blue-Heron-No-2-Standing-Guard.jpg 800w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/2476-0115-Great-Blue-Heron-No-2-Standing-Guard-768x514.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption>Great Blue Heron, No 2, Standing Guard.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When we had returned to Reynold&#8217;s Landing, Heron #1 had moved into the water. Apparently, the waterway was very busy all day with tuber&#8217;s running down the river. Most of the tuber&#8217;s had left before we arrive. So now it was the opportunity for birds to return to the water again. It this image, the setting sun backlit most of the birds in the waterway. Here, the sun lit up the heron&#8217;s bill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/2476-0291-Great-Blue-Heron-No-1-In-The-River.jpg\" alt=\"2476-0291-Great-Blue-Heron-No-1-In-The-River\" class=\"wp-image-8919\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/2476-0291-Great-Blue-Heron-No-1-In-The-River.jpg 800w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/2476-0291-Great-Blue-Heron-No-1-In-The-River-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption>Great Blue Heron No 1, In The River.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I made several images of other birds, that will follow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On July 4th, we headed down to the Platte River to do some birding. 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