Practicing My Stealth

bfjr

Given enough time along with a few tricks from a prior
life and a whole lota luck I managed a rather close
approach to this little group of Egrets

We started at about 75yrds and after about 45 min.
of toe/heel walking we started shooting at about 20' !

He can't hear me


Never knew I was there


Nor did he


This one thought he heard something


This one walk right towards me, saw me but seemed confused


And then some @#$%$% (I wanna Say Canon shooters :rolleyes :rofl ) came by and the jig was up !!
Nothing left to do now but some classic Benjamin Clipping :wink


This one is a tad hot but I do like the pose


I felt good after that and this little guy even liked my style, well
maybe, maybe not

dlplumer

Great set Ben, and very entertaining. #2 is very beautiful

Ric Grupe

Nice to see that you were rewarded!

Now I'll always think of Ben as "one steathy dude"!

darkdragon

Great shots. good job on the stealth!

I hate when I spend a lot of time sneaking up on an animal to get close shots and then some jerk or some jerk's kids ruin it.

#2 is my favorite of the series

bfjr

dlplumer wrote:

Great set Ben, and very entertaining. #2 is very beautiful

Why thanks Dan too kind

That may be a BookCover Contenter :ivar

bfjr

Ric Grupe wrote:

Nice to see that you were rewarded!

Now I'll always think of Ben as "one steathy dude"!

Then keep ya eyes open Ric, never know where I'll pop up :wow

dlplumer

That may be a BookCover Contender


"Scratching Your Own Back: How To Live Independently"

SteveF

#2 is excellent. Fun story to go with it.

Eia

Beautiful! Being stealthy makes it all the more exciting!

stevehapp

Ben is a stalker!

Nice photos, mate..

bfjr

darkdragon wrote:

Great shots. good job on the stealth!

I hate when I spend a lot of time sneaking up on an animal to get close shots and then some jerk or some jerk's kids ruin it.

#2 is my favorite of the series

Hey Lisa
Yeah Jerk/s sorry to say are not an endangered species

Thanks for stopping by and commenting

Harryb

Excellent, very well exposed.

bfjr

dlplumer wrote:

That may be a BookCover Contender


"Scratching Your Own Back: How To Live Independently"

It's in Dan, sorry Didn't use your Title

bfjr

SteveF wrote:

#2 is excellent. Fun story to go with it.

Thanks Steve

bfjr

Eia wrote:

Beautiful! Being stealthy makes it all the more exciting!

Boy you ain't just whistlin Dixie

bugger

Did you use a 600 mm to shoot? Very nice bokeh.

Osprey Whisperer

Nice set of pics Ben...ughm MACHINEGUN. Must have a new HEATER...

Travis

Beautiful pics Ben and a great story to boot! Too bad they let those Canon shooters out of the studio.

bfjr

bugger wrote:

Did you use a 600 mm to shoot? Very nice bokeh.

No 300 f2.8 + TC1.7

should of taken TC off but was afraid metal noise
would spook em

bfjr

Bird Man Photographer wrote:

Nice set of pics Ben...ughm MACHINEGUN. Must have a new HEATER...

MachineGun is Dead ................... Long live "Stealthy"

Ospery Whisperer :ivar

bfjr

Travis wrote:

Beautiful pics Ben and a great story to boot! Too bad they let those Canon shooters out of the studio.

Preachin to the Choir ..............:ivar

dadwtwins

Hunting with the camera is a skill most do not have. Great shots in this series.

JAG

great set of pics, Ben!

Maestro

Nice going. Great egrets in breeding plumage sure are elegant.

bfjr

dadwtwins wrote:

Hunting with the camera is a skill most do not have. Great shots in this series.

Camera or Gun or ...........???

Same skill just different tools.

Happy to see you enjoyed, thanks

bfjr

JAG wrote:

great set of pics, Ben!

Thanks Jag

bfjr

Maestro wrote:

Nice going. Great egrets in breeding plumage sure are elegant.

Just in time for EGRET FEST too !!