The Heron

Hello all. I was at the Wildfowl and Wetlands Centre in Barnes yesterday - great place - and shot off a card's worth of pictures which I am wading through (no pun intended...). I got a few of one of the Herons there which I have included here - I would love to know what people's opinions are... They were all taken with the Sigma 100-300mm on K-7 and from one of the many hides provided at the centre.
















I hope you like them. I'd recommend a trip to the centre if anyone is in that neck of the woods, and interested at all in birds/wildfowl. There are other animals there as well (e.g. water voles), but as the place is effectively 'wild' rather than having captive animals I didn't see them. Nice plants as well...

Regards

I'm not a big fan of bird pics, but the first one is excellent. The reflection makes the shot.

Ditto for me Mat, No 1 has the reflection that stands out from the rest.

Thanks folks - No 1 is my fave too, although I kinda like the 'small heron in a big pond' effect in the fourth one (although maybe that's just me - needs a crop off the bottom as well I think)...

Regards