Cattle Egret

Gallery: AvianPosted April 19, 2013266 views6 comments

St. Augustine, Florida
April 2013, dusk

Yes, a very messy BG, but this is what they like. All I could do was minimize it.

D800
500mm
Subject dist: 15.0m
1/250 sec, f/10
Mode: Av
Metering: Spot
Exp comp: 0
ISO: 1600
White balance: Auto
Flash: Off
Hand-held

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Hans Overduin on April 19, 2013 at 3:41 PM

What a colors on the beak and around the eye.. amazing - different from the Cattle Egrets that I have seen ! Well done, Hans

Registered on August 31, 2011, 491 Posts, 3807 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on April 19, 2013 at 4:43 PM

Hans, these are the brief, beautiful breeding colours on these egrets.
Sandy

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on April 19, 2013 at 6:04 PM

I like it Sandy. Maybe just a bit oversaturated. I know these birds get some bright colors this time of year, but they appear just a tad un-natural to my eye.

Registered on December 6, 2008, 360 Posts, 7132 Comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on April 19, 2013 at 6:55 PM

Lovely breeding colors, Sandy. Quite often, these birds congregate in large groupings, being very social. They can get in the open around cattle, or on a grassy ditch, ferreting for insects. They will breed and nest in the kind of habitat you show this one in. Good pose and head turn.

Registered on July 24, 2006, 2741 Posts, 12349 Comments

Comment posted by James Allen on April 19, 2013 at 10:25 PM

I had never seen the breeding coloration before. Thanks for posting this Sandy. The mottled branches really bring the bird forward where the edges could have been lost in a lighter BG.

Registered on December 10, 2012, 14 Posts, 232 Comments

Comment posted by Ken Archer on April 20, 2013 at 12:19 AM

A beautiful egret for sure, and nicely captured. Great pose and excellent details.

Sweet One Sandy!!!

Ken Archer

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