JPG Magazine: Photos: "I was here first." by michael priest

I was here first.

By michael priest

On 21 February 2008

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I have been watching this heron for the last year, he usually flies away. This time I think he was trying to make a point. I shot this near my home, we are a new neighborhood still growing, with vacant streets everywhere. There is a small storm water basin where this guy as well as quite a few egrets like to kick it. This little basin has become the gathering spot for several species of ducks, long-billed dowitchers, red shouldered blackbirds, kites, vultures, red-tailed hawks. Not to mention the rabbits, raccoons and bats, I hear a couple of coyotes a night and saw one once. We have moved in but we know who was here first!

12 Responses

On 21 February 2008 Yasmina Baggili gave props:
Great pic! Really love it!
On 21 February 2008 Jim Robertson said:
Oh my god! I took some photos just like this, a heron on a streetlight, last month in Japan. Mine had power lines in the shot though which is why I never posted it. Nice shot.
On 24 February 2008 Michael Persch gave props:
hahaah ok ..thats not right.. great photo
On 26 February 2008 Carl J. Santoro gave props:
nice composition...got my vote!
On 26 February 2008 Adrian Rodriguez gave props:
Wow...........Got my Vote
On 27 February 2008 Rachel McKinnie gave props:
I love the title. Love it.
On 29 February 2008 Iso gave props:
Very nice capture !
On 4 March 2008 James Wei gave props:
Great capture
On 4 March 2008 michael priest said:
By the way I watch this fella quite often, he squawks at me, and he has gotten quite a bit larger!
On 5 March 2008 Eric Morales said:
great message. good job on combining the image with a concept.
On 16 March 2008 melanie scott gave props:
a very striking image!
On 8 July 2008 Nina Hüttmann gave props:
great capture!