Here are the last of my spring bird photos from "Bird City," the rookery in Avery Island's Jungle Gardens. I have to say, the Roseate Spoonbills were the most fun, but these other birds weren't chopped liver either. And I really gave short shrift to the hundreds of Egrets always in residence this time of year. All C&C welcome and appreciated! Best, Pam

1. Tricolored Heron Portrait



2. And another . . .



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6. White Ibis



7. And another



7. And one sleeper (everyone has to sleep somewhere) . . .

Nice series Pam. I like the sleeper.

Good set of images Pam, and I'm in for the sleeper as will kind of made me chuckle.

Excellent series with some real good learning points. With the tri-color portraits I like #1 because of the head angle, the back feathers sticking out, and the smoother BG. I prefer 3 over 4 because of the harsh light in #4. #3 pops out at the viewer. With the ibis captures you have that harsh light in #7 and it shows as the feather detail in #6 is so much better and the BG is more appealing.

#1 #5 #6 stand out but then again it is very hard to get a bird to sit like in #7

Originally Posted by Dick on Aruba Nice series Pam. I like the sleeper.

Originally Posted by Dennis Kaczor Good set of images Pam, and I'm in for the sleeper as will kind of made me chuckle.

Thanks Dick and Dennis. We were looking for an owl who was supposed to be in that tree, and naturally what we found was a snoozing young raccoon. Best, Pam

Originally Posted by Harryb Excellent series with some real good learning points. With the tri-color portraits I like #1 because of the head angle, the back feathers sticking out, and the smoother BG. I prefer 3 over 4 because of the harsh light in #4. #3 pops out at the viewer. With the ibis captures you have that harsh light in #7 and it shows as the feather detail in #6 is so much better and the BG is more appealing.

Thanks, Harry. I felt exactly the same about the photos comparatively. #3 was interesting to me because it was very flat directly out of the camera. I really like the NIK software you told me about for making subjects pop, as you said. The White Ibis birds are interesting. I know they are so common in your area that you photograph them only slightly more often than squirrels, but in our neck of the woods they are relative newcomers.

Best, Pam

Originally Posted by jwear #1 #5 #6 stand out but then again it is very hard to get a bird to sit like in #7

Thanks, Jeff . . . and no kidding! Best, Pam

great set of images Pam, #1&2 are beauties and the raccoon pegged the cute factor!

Originally Posted by Brian_S great set of images Pam, #1&2 are beauties and the raccoon pegged the cute factor!

Thanks, Brian! Best, Pam