A bird along the shoreline of Lake Jessup in Central Florida greets the reflection of its other self in the water with an exclamation of : Hey There! Captured with a Canon EOS 5D Mark III with a Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM Lens, f/5.6, 1/2500, ISO800.

Wildlife Photo of the Week: Hey There!

Steve Selden

Every Friday, we choose our favorite photo of the week from our Wildlife Photo of the Day, opens in new tab website.

This week we chose a heron reflection image from Florida.

A bird along the shoreline of Lake Jessup in Central Florida greets the reflection of its other self in the water with an exclamation of : Hey There! Captured with a Canon EOS 5D Mark III with a Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM Lens, f/5.6, 1/2500, ISO800.
©Linn Smith

Photographer Linn Smith captured this beautiful heron in Lake Jessup in Seminole County.

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