GEIF (Great Egrit in flight)

One more from a cold and rainy day. Shot at ISO 800. The egret almost filled the entire frame.

Beautiful capture.

Thanks, Cyclop.

Wow! Terrific shot, the head/eye is in focus and the wings slightly blurred..
Karen

Thanks, Karen. This egret flew straight towards me and then made a slow gently U-turn right in front, but it was so close that most of the images either focused on one wing or else was too close to fit into the field of view. My favorite one of the bunch, sadly, was not in good focus, but it showed that these seemingly ungainly birds are are marvelous at slow flight. It turned on a dime and reversed direction by twisting its body around to help make the sudden turn without falling out of the air.

I know it is strange, but this is the one that I liked even though it is mostly OOF and its head is not visible.

I've seen them and the GBH's do the same thing. It is amazing how such large ungainly looking birds can be so graceful in flight. Nice shots too.

Great shots Bill, just about squeezed him in the frame

luciddreamer wrote in post #9555226
I've seen them and the GBH's do the same thing. It is amazing how such large ungainly looking birds can be so graceful in flight. Nice shots too.

Thanks. I also see GBH's do the same thing, but never seem to be in camera range. GBH's spook a lot easier than the egrets. When I walked up, there was a GBH among the egrets, but it took flight as soon as it caught a glimpse of me. I tried to get some shots, but was too startled.

artyman wrote in post #9555332
Great shots Bill, just about squeezed him in the frame

Thanks, Ken. The only composition rule, in this case, was not cutting off too much of the bird.