Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) In A Sea Of Green

            I have no idea how this GBH manages to find food under the layer of green but apparently is does (view it large and see the algae on its beak).
   

Taken in: United States / Washington / Nisqually (show map)

Taken on: October 13, 2011

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Camera: Canon EOS 7D, f/5.6, 1/640 sec, 330mm, ISO 640 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 7D
Lens:	EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
Aperture:	f/5.6
Exposure Time:	0.002 sec (1/640)
Focal Length:	330mm
ISO:	640
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Partial
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	Unknown (-1)
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS3 Windows
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