Lets do the egret

Harryb · October 9, 2005

the reddish egret

first you move to the right

then to the left

down the center

spread those wings

get down

Skippy · October 9, 2005

Hey He Dances Like A Girl

Harryb wrote:

the reddish egret

first you move to the right
then to the left
down the center
spread those wings
get down

Hi Ya Harry

I saw a couple of those Egrets while I was in USA, but was not in a position to take photos ...ohhhhhh well.

They're big aren't they, and I got to see an Ostrich right up close, in ya face kinda close even

and boy he danced like a real Drama Queen

I love your bird shots Harry......when this weather picks up I'm going out to find me some birds too, but alas we have rain, rain, rain, and more rain at the moment........great series from you yet again Harry...... Skippy (Australia)

Trish323 · October 9, 2005

Very cool! They are amazing to observe! You captured "the dance" beautifully.

Osprey Whisperer · October 9, 2005

You put your right wing in,
You put your right wing out,
You put your right wing in
Then you shake it all about.
You do the Hokey Pokey
and you turn yourself around,
That's what it's all about. .

Nice captures Harry.

Harryb · October 9, 2005

Skippy wrote:

Hi Ya Harry I saw a couple of those Egrets while I was in USA, but was not in a position to take photos ...ohhhhhh well.

Next time.

They're big aren't they, and I got to see an Ostrich right up close, in ya face kinda close even and boy he danced like a real Drama Queen

Depends on the egret. the reddish egret has a body length of 27-32 inches and a wing span of 46 inches and wieghs less than a pound.

I love your bird shots Harry......when this weather picks up I'm going out to find me some birds too, but alas we have rain, rain, rain, and more rain at the moment........great series from you yet again Harry...... Skippy (Australia)

Thanks and I know about the rain. We have had a tropical storm hanging off the coast and it has rained for 5 out of the last 6 days. :cry

Harryb · October 9, 2005

Trish323 wrote:

Very cool! They are amazing to observe! You captured "the dance" beautifully.

Thanks Trish. The reddish egret is the most active hunter of all the egrets/herons and hence a lot of fun to shoot.

Allen · October 9, 2005

That's such a strange bird and you got him in action. Love the way you get the not so normal
looking poses. Keeps the grin on my face.
Great shots.
AL

ginger_55 · October 9, 2005

I shot birds again today. But they were bird, birds.

Harry, I am thinking that you and ben and all "dance" with royalty as far as birds are concerned yourselves.

Great shots. Those I do like.

ginger

Rohirrim · October 9, 2005

Nice series Harry! Some very nice captures in your post

and put together very well.

Harryb · October 9, 2005

Bird Man Photographer wrote:

You put your right wing in,
You put your right wing out,
You put your right wing in
Then you shake it all about.
You do the Hokey Pokey
and you turn yourself around,
That's what it's all about. .

Nice captures Harry.

Thank you Mike.

bfjr · October 9, 2005

Always a pleasure, Boss

You do have a thing for the "Macrenna" :lol4

Harryb · October 10, 2005

Allen wrote:

That's such a strange bird and you got him in action. Love the way you get the not so normal
looking poses. Keeps the grin on my face.
Great shots.
AL

Thanks Allen. Its easy to get the unusual poses from this guy. he spends his day running around like the pics show.

ginger_55 · October 10, 2005

Harryb wrote:

Thanks Allen. Its easy to get the unusual poses from this guy. he spends his day running around like the pics show.

Can you mail him to me, Harry!

Ben and Jeff sent you the night heron, which I did see on the wide angle thing again. That photo reminded me right there of why my nature photography is sooo mediocre. Reminded me again. I mean as I had seen it before, but it is soooo good, and soooo something I have never seen in real life, to say the least of taking the photo or being that close.

And the red egret. I looked again at my shots from yesterday and went to bed, can't compare.

But I get my good landscapes, by accident, when I am out trying to get my "bird high". If I quit shooting birds, I would not be anywhere to get anything at any decent time for the light. If that makes sense.

But the bird shots of mine, well, they don't match up, and I don't see what I can do differently.

Light or not. I have a few from yesterday, may have interesting light, maybe I should work up ONLY those. But they are just egrets, or a snowy. No special birds. If I get an eagle, was going to start the hunt in earnest on Wed here at a bird walk..............
But if I get an eagle, it will not be the first eagle, and it certainly will not be the best eagle.
I guess if I live (and walk, that is getting harder) for another 5 yrs, I will be more experienced, but a bird a mile away is still a mile away, with swamp in between, no roads, all protected.

So, to make it shorter, I know my shots of that red egret would not be as good as yours, great shots, but I would sure like to practice on him! So if you could send....................... please (Ben could tell you how to do that).

Would I dump him in the marsh or the ocean? My birds do not stand IN that much water, they stand at the side, in the mud, usually.

ginger (I have some Ibis shots from the marsh at Shem Creek the other day. An ibis is more prevalent than a seagull sometimes.)

iceman17 · October 10, 2005

Hi Harry,looking at these shots realy helps to understand how these birds behave.I can just imagine it dancing around in the water.Great captures...ice

Harryb · October 10, 2005

ginger_55 wrote:

I shot birds again today. But they were bird, birds.

Harry, I am thinking that you and ben and all "dance" with royalty as far as birds are concerned yourselves.

Great shots. Those I do like.

ginger

Thank you Ginger. That reddish egret has been hanging out at Merritt Island for over a year and here's been staying in the same area that whole time too. he has always stayed too far away to get a good pic until I got the 500mm.

Harryb · October 10, 2005

Rohirrim wrote:

Nice series Harry! Some very nice captures in your post and put together very well.

Thank you Steve

Harryb · October 11, 2005

bfjr wrote:

Always a pleasure, Boss
You do have a thing for the "Macrenna" :lol4

I love the dance Ben.

Harryb · October 11, 2005

ginger_55 wrote:

Can you mail him to me, Harry!

Nah, there's only around 4,000 of these in the US. I'm keeping this one.

That photo reminded me right there of why my nature photography is sooo mediocre. Reminded me again. I mean as I had seen it before, but it is soooo good, and soooo something I have never seen in real life, to say the least of taking the photo or being that close.

And the red egret. I looked again at my shots from yesterday and went to bed, can't compare.

Your shots ain't mediocre. Don't compare your shots against anyone else's. It takes time to grow and we are all at different levels. Here's a crappy shot of mine from two years ago. i actually thought this was a good shot at the time

But the bird shots of mine, well, they don't match up, and I don't see what I can do differently.

Just give it time. Keep shooting just make sure that you having fun when you shoot.

So, to make it shorter, I know my shots of that red egret would not be as good as yours, great shots, but I would sure like to practice on him! So if you could send....................... please (Ben could tell you how to do that).

Shoot what you got. When i was in NYC I shot pigeons and seagulls. :puke

You are a fine photographer Ginger. You don't need my birds as you have proven on so many occasions

Harryb · October 11, 2005

iceman17 wrote:

Hi Harry,looking at these shots realy helps to understand how these birds behave.I can just imagine it dancing around in the water.Great captures...ice

Thanks Ice. Its a lot of fun to capture these guys doing their thing instaed of posing like statues.

Lets do the egret

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