bird photography : black-crowned night-heron

John saw this Black-crowned Night Heron just outside his hotel room on Mission Bay in San Diego. The heron stood watch over the local harbor for several nights and mornings running, giving John several photo ops.

Equipment: Canon EOS 30D Canon EF 300mm f4L IS with 1.4x Teleconverter Settings: f8; 1/400 sec.; focal length at 420 mm; ISO 200 Date: June 28, 2006 9:59 am Location: Mission Bay / San Diego, CA