If you have patience and can wait out the birds one of them will eventually take off. Of course while leaning on a tree you will hear the other birds calling, see a few fly by you know you could have caught, just basic FOMO will take over. Don’t look away either or you miss the shot anyway.
Here I waited. And still missed the Heron jump.

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Great Blue Heron in a rookery.
You were there to try lol what you got are great shots.
Thank you 😁. Always love to get the flight shots.
Yes and me I like to zoom in for every detail 🙂
I best be sure they are all sharp 😊