Friendly Little Egret

photoshowphotoshow Registered Users Posts: 141 Major grins
edited April 26, 2005 in Wildlife
Went out this afternoon looking for the Rookery, their has to be one around as they Egrets are plentiful in the area. Well normally anywise. Today the only one I saw all day was this friendly little guy.



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What really amazes me about these birds is that they are so stable. I have found that as long as I move slow they have a pretty generous comfort zone, often allowing me to approach within a few feet of them without seeming nervous or disturbed.



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While the Egrets were scarce today the Rails, Stilts and Avocets were thick. I will try and add a few shots of them here tomorrow.



If you want to see the rest of the shots of today's little Egret they can be found HERE
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited April 26, 2005
    photoshow wrote:
    Went out this afternoon looking for the Rookery, their has to be one around as they Egrets are plentiful in the area. Well normally anywise. Today the only one I saw all day was this friendly little guy.


    What really amazes me about these birds is that they are so stable. I have found that as long as I move slow they have a pretty generous comfort zone, often allowing me to approach within a few feet of them without seeming nervous or disturbed.


    While the Egrets were scarce today the Rails, Stilts and Avocets were thick. I will try and add a few shots of them here tomorrow.



    If you want to see the rest of the shots of today's little Egret they can be found HERE
    Outstanding shots Bobby clap.gifclap.gif . Very well exposed w/o any blow outs (not easy to do).
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  • photoshowphotoshow Registered Users Posts: 141 Major grins
    edited April 26, 2005
    Harryb wrote:
    Outstanding shots Bobby clap.gifclap.gif . Very well exposed w/o any blow outs (not easy to do).
    Thanks HArry, your right getting the exposure was not easy. I started out shooting her with the exposure my camera meter called for then would check the histogram and the highlights and stop down 1/3. I finally hit it right for her at a full stop under the meters reading which really surprised me because as a general rule my D70 will meter 1/2 stop under exposed outside with no filters.
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  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited April 26, 2005
    Very Nice thumb.gif
    what time of day??
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  • Steve CaviglianoSteve Cavigliano Super Moderators Posts: 3,599 moderator
    edited April 26, 2005
    Nice ones Bobby thumb.gifthumb.gif


    I agree with Harry on the exposure. These guys are tough to nail without blowing out parts of them. Ya done good clap.gif


    Thanks for sharing,
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