Ft DeSoto Park - Snowy Egrets

[sparker1]

Late in the afternoon, we went out onto one of the piers extending out into the Gulf of Mexico. Dark clouds were rolling in and the wind had picked up. I saw no less than six people sporting Canon 1D or 1Ds and long L lenses, up to 600 mm. They were all leaving as we arrived. Although lighting was poor, we stayed and got a few decent shots, such as these Snowy Egrets roosting atop one of the shelters on the pier. The wind made it a bad hair day for the egrets.

[Reigh Higgins]

Nice photos Sparker. Ah! For some warm weather.

[RJSorensen]

Cool looking birds . . . nice shot.

[Maz]

Wow! Those are incredible birds and photos as well.

Thanks for sharing.

Maz
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[CyberDyneSystems]

O-kay,. the portrait is great,. good detail and lovely exposure which can be very hard whith a big white bird.... one of the best you've posted. :)

But that first shot is what we are really looking for! :lol: :lol:
With them all facing the same direction,. you've got character, humor, add to that the decent background with the clouds,. a real framer,.. ;)

You may want to do some serious experimenting with cropping,. just to see if isolating one of the tightly packed groups makes for a more intersting study,. it may not,. but it might be worth a try.

[robertwgross]

I think that snowy egret is of the Don King subspecies.

---Bob Gross---

[stoneylonesome]

What great shots. Love the first one, Looks like the MAD Magazine spy vs spy convention :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

[TammieO]

Wow, I have never seen so many of them in one place at the same time! The detail in #2 is wonderful.