Birdscape

Gallery: AvianPosted June 28, 2016291 views8 comments

Wakodahatchee Wetlands, DelRay, Florida
8 Wood stork juveniles, 2 cattle egret adults, 3 cattle egret juvies, a great blue, a grackle

2016:06:08 13:10:31
18-200mm @ 46mm

Digital zoom: 1.5x
1/250 sec, f/20
Mode: Av
Metering: Multi-segment
ISO: 2000
White balance: Auto
Flash: Off

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by wade pettitt on June 28, 2016 at 10:07 PM

Hi Sandy , I really like the bird in upper right hand corner , and the two egrets dead center. Well done!!!

Registered on May 6, 2009, 184 Posts, 471 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on June 29, 2016 at 11:55 AM

A seemingly amazingly well organized rookery, Sandy. Much more photogenic than the one I visited in March. I like the arrangement of the storks and the inclusion of the other species adds to the image for me. I'm curious if you know if there was a recent heavy rain? The foliage looks remarkably clean for a rookery.

devil

Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on June 29, 2016 at 12:08 PM

Dennis, yes, for the entire 3 1/2 weeks i was there, there was a monsoon-like thunderstorm almost every day. These pics were during that time. Thanks to that first gazebo by the bird island, i got some nice pouring-rain pics of the birds while staying dry myself. I will be posting some of those this week.
Yes, the leaves are pretty junky most of the time, with all the bird poop. Would have taken a lot of cloning, if the leaves were still full !.
Sandy

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by Allen Brooks on June 29, 2016 at 1:54 PM

Wow, a real smorgasbord. I like the placement of the storks and the two egrets at the top. Nicely composed.

Registered on July 27, 2011, 262 Posts, 2597 Comments

Comment posted by Pete Bengeyfield on June 29, 2016 at 3:03 PM

Nice job in bringing order to the normal chaos of a rookery.

Registered on December 2, 2003, 1247 Posts, 3439 Comments

Comment posted by S Govindarajan on June 29, 2016 at 8:20 PM

Quite a collection of birds you got, Sandy. The flying egret adds a lot to the image. I like the way you composed it.

Registered on April 19, 2008, 115 Posts, 1921 Comments

Comment posted by Ed Williams on June 30, 2016 at 12:03 AM

This is fantastic Sandy. Love the storks and the sky, but you just can't beat the incoming egret.

Registered on December 28, 2010, 636 Posts, 3499 Comments

Comment posted by Lucy Aron on December 30, 2016 at 3:59 PM

Fine group. I especially like the two little guys perched in the background and the one coming in for a landing as if pausing in flight, not quite sure there'll be any more room.

Registered on February 25, 2011, 189 Posts, 1160 Comments