Purple Heron

Purple Heron flying nearby.
Purple Heron, Salt Pans, Skala Kallonis, Lesvos, Greece, April 17 2026
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 1000; f/10; 1/1250 sec.

This page is for the Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea).

Purple Heron flying away.
Purple Heron, Skala Kallonis, Lesvos, Greece, April 16 2026
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 20,000; f/11; 1/1000 sec.
Purple Heron flying nearby.
Purple Heron, Salt Pans, Skala Kallonis, Lesvos, Greece, April 18, 2026
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 6400; f/11; 1/800 sec.
Purple Heron standing in the tall reeds.
Purple Heron, Salt Pans, Skala Kallonis, Lesvos, Greece, April 18, 2026
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 640; f/10; 1/1000 sec.
Purple Heron flying nearby.
Purple Heron, Upper Meladia, Lesvos, Greece, April 19, 2026
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 1250; f/11; 1/1250 sec.
Purple Heron perched at the top of a tree.
Purple Heron, Upper Meladia, Lesvos, Greece, April 19, 2026
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 800; f/10; 1/1250 sec.