Cattle Egret

Gallery: AvianPosted May 24, 2014131 views7 comments

On Wednesday I drove over to Jefferson Island rookery near New Iberia. There were a few Snowies and Roseates, as well as good numbers of these in breeding plumage. This is the only one I captured in the open. A rather strong crop at 54% of original, but I thought the detail held up pretty well. Larger image included.

E-5 ZD300 F2.8 +EC-20 Wimberley I on GT2531, ISO 400 1/400 f6.3 -1/3EV

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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on May 24, 2014 at 12:02 PM

It did indeed hold up well. Very nice.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on May 24, 2014 at 2:37 PM

Nice light and colors on this one Bill, it stands out well against the dark BG. We actually have a few Cattle Egret in Denver this year. It was a nice surprise.

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Comment posted by Patrick O'Healy on May 24, 2014 at 6:37 PM

Very nice shot. Love the colors.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on May 24, 2014 at 8:53 PM

A real standout in the frame, nice colors & the detail held up nicely Bill

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on May 25, 2014 at 2:27 AM

A fine shot of this very fancy fellow; you've done a very nice job on the subtle colors of the breeding plumage. I was never able to get away with 50% crop with my E-5. Well done.

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on May 25, 2014 at 10:01 AM

Beautiful light and great details especially for the crop. The eye, head, bill and colors are all quite nice. Sharon

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on May 25, 2014 at 10:03 PM

Lovely, Bill. Excellent detail and light and a wonderful look at the eye.

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