Shutterbug Photo of the Day

Shutterbug Photo of the Day: “Beauty in Limited Color” by Barbara King

The Editors | Dec 1, 2015

Our Shutterbug Photo of the Day by Barbara King is a vivid close-up portrait of a blue heron.

“Flaming Gardens, Florida, Blue Heron,” writes King.

See a larger version of the photo in the Shutterbug Photo of the Day gallery here.

If you want to enter Shutterbug Photo of the Day, post an image in the Shutterbug Photo of the Day Gallery and include your real name and some background on the image (how and where it was shot; the story behind the image; gear and settings used etc.) in the description field to qualify.

We will select one Shutterbug Photo of the Day image every month to run as a full-page feature in the magazine.

COMMENTS

Mis-identified bird

Submitted by kestrel on December 1, 2015 - 3:27pm

This bird is NOT a Blue Heron, (correct name Great Blue Heron). It is actually a Yellow-crowned Night Heron. I wish people doing bird photography would at least own a field guide and get their IDs correct.