Great Blue Heron In Flooded Roadside Ditch

This Great Blue Heron was hunting in a flooded roadside ditch at the Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma. This is the same ditch that I photographed a Barred Owl Hunting A Roadside Ditch.

Great Blue Heron 4-18-21
Great Blue Heron 4-18-21

I had my camera and lens resting on a bean bag draped over the open window of my pickup.

Gear Used:

  • Camera: Fujifilm X-T3
  • Lens: Canon EF 100-400 mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS II (attached with a Fringer EF-FX Pro)

Technical:

  • Location: Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge (Oklahoma)
  • Date and Time Taken: April 18, 2010 (07:49 A. M.)
  • Aperture: f5.6
  • Shutter speed: 1/1300 (as determined by the camera)
  • ISO: 2500
  • Exposure Compensation: -1.0
  • Focal Length: 400 mm