Cattle Egret

Gallery: AvianPosted March 27, 2016264 views6 comments

Have been so frenetically busy, haven't picked up my camera in over a year - feels great to have time to be back here again.

Hi to the many old friends and welcome to the many new faces I see! Blessed Easter to all.

What a year - Mother finally and mercifully passed on at 94 after 12 years of Alzheimer's, Jim and I got married in October, we are selling the CA house and have purchased and moved into a new house overlooking the ocean in Brookings, Oregon.
Father, 95, in Florida, is now very ill and I'm flying there every 4-6 weeks, alternating with my sister.

This delightful little fellow was nesting in a tree outside father's patio in DelRay Beach, Fl. I'm stunned and disturbed how few birds there are now, even in mating season, and noticed this at Sanibel the last few years as well.

D800
300mm+1.7x
Mode: Av
Metering: multi-segment
ISO 1600
AF-C
WB: auto

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on March 27, 2016 at 3:34 PM

Good to see you posting again, Sandy. And to know that some things have been resolved in a busy life.

We don't see this species in a flight shot very often. I like this composition with good placement for the egret and clean sky background.

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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on March 27, 2016 at 5:44 PM

Really nice capture Sandy. However, I think this might be a Cattle Egret. Regardless, a really great flight shot.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on March 27, 2016 at 5:54 PM

Jerry, duh, of course it is! angel

I've only seen and photographed a million of these...
Thanks for the correction!
Sandy

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on March 27, 2016 at 8:45 PM

Great Cattle Egret image with their beautiful breeding colors showing and that dark ominous background. Glad to see you here again - your images have been missed! And just so you know, it's been one year with the 80-400 and it's such a fantastic lens!

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on March 27, 2016 at 9:00 PM

Nice to see you here again Sandy. Hope things get better for you on a personal level. I like the pose you managed to nab on this Cattle Egret.

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Comment posted by Ed Williams on March 27, 2016 at 11:29 PM

Sandy, glad you had a chance to get a few photos. I am so sorry to hear of your mother's passing and your father's illness. Blessings to you too. This one is really nice. Great color, great action.

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