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Great Egret gathering nesting materials

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Posted by Daniel Loomis on May 18, 2009 at 8:56 AM
Great Egret gathering nesting materials
This male (supposedly) Egret was busy gathering nesting material at Lake Martin in hopes of pleasing his mate's demanding standards!

40D, 700mm, f9, 1/1000, ISO 800. Cropped about 30%.
Posted by Karla Hall on May 18, 2009 at 9:14 AM
Oooh Wow! I really like this one! Great control on the highlights...The surroundings really add to it. Great crop too...
Posted by Wayne Rhodus on May 19, 2009 at 9:35 AM
Another fine capture Daniel. What I like about this image is the lines formed by the egret's wings, neck and legs. All are visually appealing individually but in concert they help to move the eye around the subject. Well done. :smile:
Posted by Daniel Loomis on May 19, 2009 at 10:11 PM
On my monitor the egret appears to have picked up a bluish cast as a web image. Strange.
Posted by PAMERNST on May 20, 2009 at 7:31 AM
I spent three hours in the midst of more than 500 egret nests yesterday and was amazed at how these guys often "gather" their twigs - they steal them from other nests! Not just every now and then, but constantly. The interaction between the robbers often makes for fun and interesting photos. This is the first time I'd ever seen these nests and I was amazed at how close together and how close to the surface of the water they build them. You guys down south get to see this all the time but to this hillbilly it was quite a treat!
Posted by Larry Redmon on May 20, 2009 at 12:34 PM
Cool shot, Daniel. Great job!