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great blue heron 05/13/24 (central colorado, usa) (lemmy.world)
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[-] SpruceBringsteen@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

Great photo! Not easy getting close to these suckers, they're pretty keen on knowing when you're looking at them.

[-] thedirtyknapkin@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

sometimes the ones near me that nest by trails are pretty tolerant. though, i was also at 500mm.

[-] LordTrychon@startrek.website 1 points 6 months ago

It's possible if you're on a beach where fishermen give them treats! I think I've gotten as close as 6 ft.

[-] SpruceBringsteen@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

In PA it's hard to get within 50m of them before they boogie.

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