Artist Reply: Thank you Elizabeth, I was out getting duck pictures and this heron was on the water's edge. As I approached him he took flight and I turned the boat to follow him. It was foggy and my lens had some haze on it from gettin out of the warm car and into the cold. The clarity isn't as good as I would like but the picture does show the grandeur of this large bird and the symmetry of its wings. Thanks again, George