A Few Birds From This Week

1. Great Egret in flight:

Hi Sandwedge, a fine collection of shots there ... love the Great white egret flight shot and the colours on the Bluebird are beautiful ... an excellent set, keep up the good work and well done.

Excellent variety you have here. I also like the light in the Bluebird and the mix of sky and clouds in the Egret in-flight image.

nice ones .. #3 is my favorite

Very nice collection Sandwedge.
I don't know that I've ever seen an Egret in quite that position or in quite that same light...but I like it!
My favorite is the Loggerhead Shrike. What a beautiful image of a very handsome bird.
Glad to hear you're having fun and please keep `em coming.

Love the Shrike, I do not see them enough. I have a few decent pics of the one I saw.

Excellent work there!

I like all the shots, but the flying birds are tough to get. The egret is a great shot.

Nice set with the first two getting most of my attention..

Nice variety in that series Douglas. It is so helpful to learn about your birds as it is such a help as you progress. I know I certainly have a lot to learn!

You took on a great exposure challenge with the Great Egret and pulled it off. The Shrike is such a good looking bird and nicely done..
As the Eastern Bluebird is our State bird, it always makes me happy to see one. I like your exposure very much.
The Starling is very nicely composed.

Keep up the good work. I look forward to more.

Thanks for all the replies!

Yes CamFan, it is a unique position for an egret, and it was a unique experience for me. This particular egret was at one of his usual spots. It was near sunset, and I was approaching from a good position. I was still a good distance from him when he came out from behind some underbrush and alerted to me. I was standing very still with the sun directly to my back.

When he took flight, I thought it was just another typical encounter with him and that he was flying away. However, this time he flew directly toward me. He was flying into a headwind. He then spent a full minute flying back and forth, in front and above me, looking down at me. I suppose he was trying to figure out what I was. I took 50 shots of him, and this was my favorite mainly because of the clouds.

Here's another shot of him. It's cropped a little more than the first, but I really like how his eyes are looking down at me:

Very nice series! Nothing against the starling, but its the first three that i really like

nice series