Egret Galore

[Ferdinand]

Taken today at the Palo Alto Bird Santuary. Number of keepers were very high, pretty much at a lost as to which to use but here are 10 rest gets repeatitive, hope you are all truly sick of Egrets after all these pictures cause I won't be shooting them for a while :P

Enjoy!

#1

http://mcauslan.force137.com/misc/XH5N1078.jpg

#2

http://mcauslan.force137.com/misc/XH5N1085.jpg

#3

http://mcauslan.force137.com/misc/XH5N1089.jpg

#4

http://mcauslan.force137.com/misc/XH5N1104.jpg

#5

http://mcauslan.force137.com/misc/XH5N1132.jpg

#6

http://mcauslan.force137.com/misc/XH5N1151.jpg

#7

http://mcauslan.force137.com/misc/XH5N1156.jpg

#8

http://mcauslan.force137.com/misc/XH5N1166.jpg

#9

http://mcauslan.force137.com/misc/XH5N1191.jpg

#10

http://mcauslan.force137.com/misc/XH5N1200.jpg

[khiemluu]

Lovely shots, such a majestic bird when it is in flight!

[Becca]

Wow! These are beautiful! But.. what was the bird in #5 eating? Looks like a lizard tail! *shuddering*

[Reigh Higgins]

Beautiful bird and work !

[ngannet]

Excellent excellent excellent! Love the sharpness and brightness. How could we get sick of egrets with photos like these?:)

[sparker1]

No reason for you to shoot more egrets, you've got so many perfect shots already. Great work.

[Scottes]

Excellent shots. I love the flight ones, and #2 is wonderful.

[AJ Montgomery]

Greg set of photos, number six rocks!!! I also love the deep blue sky in seven.

[Paul A]

Great shots!

[cfcRebel]

Those are nice egret shots! Very sharp and nice detail.
Which one is snow egret? some of them have yellow feet, but some don't.

[Ferdinand]

For those interested, this is what the bird in picture #5 was chewing on

http://mcauslan.force137.com/misc/XH5N1131.jpg

cfcRebel, there are 2 types shown here, Great Egret has yellow beak black feet and Snow Egret has black beak yellow feet.

Thank everyone, glad you all like it.

[Ferdinand]

Wow! These are beautiful! But.. what was the bird in #5 eating? Looks like a lizard tail! *shuddering*

LOL I should have said it is its tongue, and it uses it to snatch fishes from the water hhehehe :) just kidding.

[witchy]

Gorgeous shots!...Loving #6 :)

[dkord]

They are very nice shots. #7 looks like he has an extra leg and #9's head looks quite interesting from that angle. Great capture.

[Ferdinand]

Thanks witchy.

Kal, number #7 isn't a 3rd leg, its part of its tail. You only see them on adult birds. #9 is when its starting to bank away. Glad you like them, thanks :)

[robertwgross]

The Palo Alto Migratory Bird Sanctuary is kind of a smelly place, but there are hundreds of birds around, so it is what we call a target-rich environment.

When somebody walks up with a Canon camera (probably the majority), we say Hello to each other. "It looks like another Canon day."

When a Nikon shooter walks up, there isn't much said.

---Bob Gross---

[ImperialRed]

ABsolutley beautiful shots!

I love all the ones in flight.

[CyberDyneSystems]

I can't pick a favortie.. they are all so excellent.
This is a humbling post! :) :) :)

[Ferdinand]

Bob you hang out there often? Was there yesterday and there was this dude with his 600mm f/4 and a 1D2 machinegunning away like the world was coming to an end, really would be interesting to see his work.

Thanks ImperialRed.

CDS, you are too kind, we both know you are the better photographer with a variety of bird shots and consistent quality under your belt!

[Meerkat17]

I can't say anymore than has been said - very nice work, well done!

As a post script I'll add:

Egrets wev'e seen a few, but then again, too few to mention! LOL:lol: :lol: ;)

Cheers

[KartGirlsMom]

#7 is my favorite