This is My Spot

Gallery: AvianPosted June 23, 201289 views3 comments

The snowy egret landed on this stump just as a larger turtle decided it was a great spot for a little sun. The egret didn't take too kindly to having his spot invaded. An altercation ensued and the turtle won. Taken on the Trinity River in Fort Worth, Texas. Critiques and comments welcome.

Canon 7D
Canon 100-400 @ 400 mm
F11
1/200 s
ISO 200

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3 comments

Comment posted by Robert Bunch on June 23, 2012 at 4:31 PM

Nice shot showing these two species. Usually in the battle of air power versus armored ground forces the air power takes the day but I guess not in this case.

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on June 24, 2012 at 10:26 PM

Nice interaction, Jerry, and good exposure. You do grow big turtles down there, don't you.

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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on June 25, 2012 at 12:08 PM

Jim,

Of course. It's Texas. Everything is big down here.

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