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By Megan Zabel Holmes, Board Member, Trailkeepers of Oregon
I couldn’t believe my luck when, the first time I left the house with my new telephoto lens, I stumbled upon this great blue heron at Orenco Woods Nature Park.
I get the feeling that he was used to the paparazzi—he saw me, then ignored me as I proceeded to set up my tripod about 25 feet away. I spent about 20 minutes sharing space with the bird, who essentially sat perfectly still and allowed me to take this same photo over and over.

Great blue heron. (Photo by Megan Zabel Holmes)
Camera: Canon 5D Mark IV
Lens: Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6L IS USM
Settings: ISO 500, f/5.6, 1/250 second
Megan Zabel Holmes: megan.holmes@trailkeepersoforegon.org