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About the Artwork
The Story: This extraordinary wildlife photograph preserves a rare, high-intensity moment at Black Point near Flamingo, capturing a Yellow-Crowned Night Heron aggressively shaking a captured Mangrove Root Crab. Coming upon the secretive hunter deep within the dense mangrove forest, I quietly took a seat flat on the ground to document the scene as the heron violently wrestled with its prey before swallowing the crab entirely whole, shell and all. As a wildlife nature conservation photographer, documenting these intense, raw feeding behaviors underscores the vital health and complex food webs thriving within the protected coastal estuaries of Everglades National Park. Explore this and other action-packed avian portraits across my online [Shop Birds of a Feather Collection].
The Technique: Captured from a low, stationary position sitting on the ground using a high-resolution Nikon D780 camera and a powerful 200-500mm Nikkor zoom lens mounted on a stable tripod, utilizing an ultra-fast shutter speed to eliminate tracking motion and cleanly freeze the explosive, whipping movement of the heron's head and the crab.
Product Specifications
Dimensions: 20” x 29” (Horizontal orientation)
The Printing Standard: This image is produced as a premium, museum-grade giclée print using archival pigment inks at a trusted, local family-owned print lab in Salt Lake City.
Paper Type: Printed on premium archival Pearl paper, featuring an elegant luster finish that beautifully accentuates the rich, deep tones of the mangrove canopy and lends a magnificent, luminous depth to the bird's plumage.
Frame: Premium frame included.
Authenticity: Hand-signed by the artist; the online preview watermark will not appear on your final print.
Shipping & Order Details
Production: Image is framed and ready to be shipped once the order is processed and payment has cleared.
Shipping: Free insured shipping included.
Returns: To protect the copyright and integrity of the limited artwork, all fine art print sales are final.
Would you prefer to purchase this piece unframed, or do you need a different custom size to accommodate a specific wall layout in your home or office? Please Contact Me directly to discuss your space and framing preferences!
About the Artwork
The Story: This extraordinary wildlife photograph preserves a rare, high-intensity moment at Black Point near Flamingo, capturing a Yellow-Crowned Night Heron aggressively shaking a captured Mangrove Root Crab. Coming upon the secretive hunter deep within the dense mangrove forest, I quietly took a seat flat on the ground to document the scene as the heron violently wrestled with its prey before swallowing the crab entirely whole, shell and all. As a wildlife nature conservation photographer, documenting these intense, raw feeding behaviors underscores the vital health and complex food webs thriving within the protected coastal estuaries of Everglades National Park. Explore this and other action-packed avian portraits across my online [Shop Birds of a Feather Collection].
The Technique: Captured from a low, stationary position sitting on the ground using a high-resolution Nikon D780 camera and a powerful 200-500mm Nikkor zoom lens mounted on a stable tripod, utilizing an ultra-fast shutter speed to eliminate tracking motion and cleanly freeze the explosive, whipping movement of the heron's head and the crab.
Product Specifications
Dimensions: 20” x 29” (Horizontal orientation)
The Printing Standard: This image is produced as a premium, museum-grade giclée print using archival pigment inks at a trusted, local family-owned print lab in Salt Lake City.
Paper Type: Printed on premium archival Pearl paper, featuring an elegant luster finish that beautifully accentuates the rich, deep tones of the mangrove canopy and lends a magnificent, luminous depth to the bird's plumage.
Frame: Premium frame included.
Authenticity: Hand-signed by the artist; the online preview watermark will not appear on your final print.
Shipping & Order Details
Production: Image is framed and ready to be shipped once the order is processed and payment has cleared.
Shipping: Free insured shipping included.
Returns: To protect the copyright and integrity of the limited artwork, all fine art print sales are final.
Would you prefer to purchase this piece unframed, or do you need a different custom size to accommodate a specific wall layout in your home or office? Please Contact Me directly to discuss your space and framing preferences!
