Wildlife
Great Blue Heron
Also known as Herman
Wildlife
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias, per iNaturalist taxonomy (looked up September 20, 2026). The identification is mine; the taxonomy only supplied the name.
Herman, or Hermione, I have never checked. Herman flies off every time I raise the phone, so a frame with Herman in it is a small victory.
9 sightings, on Cherokee Trail, Stone Mountain, first on January 27, 2024, latest on May 22, 2026.
May 22, 2026, Cherokee Trail, Stone Mountain
5 min after sunrise, 0.8 mi into the loop
- Camera
- Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
- Focal
- 230 mm eq.
- Aperture
- f/2.9
- Shutter
- 1/60
- ISO
- 50
- Taken
- 6:35 AM
Great Blue Heron, May 22, 2026, Cherokee Trail, Stone Mountain
March 26, 2026
Grist Mill
- Camera
- Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
- Focal
- 230 mm eq.
- Aperture
- f/3.4
- Shutter
- 1/40
- ISO
- 1000
- Taken
- 7:27 AM
Great Blue Heron, March 26, 2026
September 20, 2025, Cherokee Trail, Stone Mountain
35 min after sunrise, 2.0 mi into the loop
- Camera
- Canon EOS R7
- Lens
- TAMRON 18-400mm F/3.5-6.3 Di II VC HLD B028
- Focal
- 227 mm
- Aperture
- f/6.3
- Shutter
- 1/640
- ISO
- 6400
- Taken
- 7:58 AM
Great Blue Heron, September 20, 2025, Cherokee Trail, Stone Mountain
August 16, 2025, Cherokee Trail, Stone Mountain
38 min after sunrise, 1.0 mi into the loop
- Camera
- Canon EOS R7
- Lens
- TAMRON 18-400mm F/3.5-6.3 Di II VC HLD B028
- Focal
- 355 mm
- Aperture
- f/6.3
- Shutter
- 1/250
- ISO
- 6400
- Taken
- 7:37 AM
Great Blue Heron, August 16, 2025, Cherokee Trail, Stone Mountain
June 15, 2025, Cherokee Trail, Stone Mountain
17 min after sunrise, 1.4 mi into the loop
- Camera
- Canon EOS R7
- Lens
- TAMRON 18-400mm F/3.5-6.3 Di II VC HLD B028
- Focal
- 355 mm
- Aperture
- f/6.3
- Shutter
- 1/320
- ISO
- 6400
- Taken
- 6:42 AM
Great Blue Heron, June 15, 2025, Cherokee Trail, Stone Mountain
May 11, 2025, Cherokee Trail, Stone Mountain
21 min after sunrise, 0.2 mi into the loop
- Camera
- Canon EOS R7
- Lens
- TAMRON 18-400mm F/3.5-6.3 Di II VC HLD B028
- Focal
- 246 mm
- Aperture
- f/6.3
- Shutter
- 1/30
- ISO
- 6400
- Taken
- 6:59 AM
Great Blue Heron, May 11, 2025, Cherokee Trail, Stone Mountain
May 19, 2024
Cherokee Trail
- Camera
- Canon EOS R7
- Lens
- TAMRON 18-400mm F/3.5-6.3 Di II VC HLD B028
- Focal
- 300 mm
- Aperture
- f/6.3
- Shutter
- 1/250
- ISO
- 6400
- Taken
- 6:50 AM
Great Blue Heron, May 19, 2024
April 27, 2024, Cherokee Trail, Stone Mountain
Grist Mill, 34 min after sunrise
- Camera
- Canon EOS R7
- Lens
- TAMRON 18-400mm F/3.5-6.3 Di II VC HLD B028
- Focal
- 300 mm
- Aperture
- f/6.3
- Shutter
- 1/400
- ISO
- 6400
- Taken
- 7:25 AM
Great Blue Heron, April 27, 2024, Cherokee Trail, Stone Mountain
January 27, 2024
Indian Island
- Camera
- Canon EOS R7
- Lens
- TAMRON 18-400mm F/3.5-6.3 Di II VC HLD B028
- Focal
- 100 mm
- Aperture
- f/5.6
- Shutter
- 1/800
- ISO
- 1600
- Taken
- 8:35 AM
Great Blue Heron, January 27, 2024