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Great Egret leaving nest
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Great Egret leaving nest

by Lisa Cuchara

Category: AvianAdded May 16, 2006546 views

Long-legged Waders

Keywords: Great Egret, Venice rookery, Casmerodius albus

This photo of the Great Egret was taken at the venice Rookery in Florida. It was taken, on a tripod, with the canon 20D and a 500mm f4 IS Canon lens. AV mode, -1 exposure compensation, 1/2500 sec, f8. I love the action in his posture as he gets up momentum to fly off the island.
Image Reference: 4514Image Format: Digital Capture - 7 to 9MPImage Crop: Full FrameDigital Enhancement: Digital RetouchModel Release: NAProperty Release: NACaptive: No