Sunset Egrets?

Driving down the road I saw these ghostly, white shapes 50 yards off the road, so I stopped, jumped the ditch, & tried to quietly get close to them before it was completly dark. There wasn't enough time to inch forward, one guy decided to exit, & the rest followed. And, some geese flew over to add to the fun!
Then it was 74 shots in 3 "mad" minutes. (& 4 seconds.)

Does anyone have an idea what they are? I'm guessing some variety of Egret?

ISO 400 1/200 sec., f/3.2, Manual focus.

Interesting shots Frank. I like the first two. I would suggest trying to clone out that Antenna in the background in the first two shots as it draws the eye.

Aesthetically pleasing series---well done!

WOW............I was happy to see 1...oh wait; I managed to see 3...
Great series of images.

Very artistic, I especially like the last 2 images. Sorry I can't help with the id though.

Great mood shot ... almost more a landscape .... thanks for sharing.

Excellent - they're Great Egrets btw.

Thanks for the comments everyone, & thanks Dave for the ID!

Who was it who said, "I'd rather be lucky, than good?"

Good idea. I did that on the prints I made. For the lazy people who like to take images from websites, let them clone "their" copy!

PhotosGuy wrote in post #3805057
Who was it who said, "I'd rather be lucky, than good?"

the divel ?


those birds look so elegant always
beautiful scenes Frank. really nice you captured them

You always have a slightly different perspective to offer! Thank you, Marie.

look like herons to me.

amytug wrote in post #7449738
look like herons to me.

They're Great Egrets -- solid white plumage and about the same size as a Great Blue heron, but I believe that the legs are shorter. How did you happen to come across this old thread?

lol I was looking through the "need an exposure crutch" thread, and this one was linked

It's nice to know that someone read it.
Thanks for the comments. You're right that there's only GBHs in the last two shots. Maybe you couldn't see the egrets very well if you aren't using a color managed browser. See my Sig.

Wild look nice!!!!