My favorite spot

HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
edited April 18, 2007 in Wildlife
Hi Y'all,

If I had to choose one location to shoot in it would be the rookery at the St. Augustine Alligator Farm.

Every time I go up there during its season (April through mid June) its like taking a workshop in wildlife photography. Its easy to get shots there but to get good shots takes a fair amount of work.

Here's a few from my first visit last week.

The woodstorks are flying in for mating season
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the great egrets are doing there "don't ya think I'm sexy" routines
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They get very expressive upon arriving at the nest
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the snowy egrets are all dressed up in their mating colors

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so are the tri-colors
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everyone is working hard to look good. It should be a good season.
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Harry
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  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited April 13, 2007
    Vegas?! mwink.gif

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    Sure is struttin' that stuff.:D Bet it works too.

    Great captures, Harry.
  • dbaker1221dbaker1221 Registered Users Posts: 4,482 Major grins
    edited April 13, 2007
    senesational shooting Harrywings.gif
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  • ElaineElaine Registered Users Posts: 3,532 Major grins
    edited April 13, 2007
    Harryb wrote:

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    everyone is working hard to look good. It should be a good season.

    Love this one! clap.gif

    Elaine
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  • ShepsMomShepsMom Registered Users Posts: 4,319 Major grins
    edited April 13, 2007
    Outstanding shots Harry!! Bravo! bowdown.gif
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  • SwartzySwartzy Registered Users Posts: 3,293 Major grins
    edited April 13, 2007
    Wonderful images Harry
    They just look so strange to me as we don't have birds in our trees like that...heck, we don't even have trees like thatrolleyes1.gifNice shooting!
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  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited April 13, 2007
    great shots Harry boy I wish we had a rookery that was shot able [new word] you will have some shots for the contest again this year for sure thumb.gif
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  • MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
    edited April 13, 2007
    Great set! thumb.gif
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  • BigAlBigAl Registered Users Posts: 2,294 Major grins
    edited April 14, 2007
    Super set Harry, the second snowy is really nice! thumb.gif
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited April 14, 2007
    Ric Grupe wrote:
    Vegas?! mwink.gif

    141996792-M.jpg

    Sure is struttin' that stuff.:D Bet it works too.

    Great captures, Harry.

    Thanks Ric. It usually works but there's this one male who displays all day and who has built a really fine nest but alas no female has settled down with him yet.
    Harry
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  • Trish323Trish323 Registered Users Posts: 908 Major grins
    edited April 14, 2007
    Nice Shots!!! I WILL get there this week!!!
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited April 14, 2007
    dbaker1221 wrote:
    senesational shooting Harrywings.gif

    Thanks Dave wave.gif
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  • Awais YaqubAwais Yaqub Registered Users Posts: 10,572 Major grins
    edited April 14, 2007
    Fantastic iloveyou.gif loved that pose
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited April 14, 2007
    Elaine wrote:
    Love this one! clap.gif

    Elaine

    Thanks that snowy is my favorite of this bunch.
    Harry
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  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited April 15, 2007
    Hey Harry

    Beautiful display by both these birds and Photog that shoots em ylsuper.gif

    One thing, I been lookin for a couple days on at least 3 different Monitors and the 1st two seem to have some Halos going ne_nau.gif

    Could of course be me (not enought PineAPizza) but chk it out.
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  • JillGJillG Registered Users Posts: 285 Major grins
    edited April 15, 2007
    Wonderful series. Enjoy seeing your shotsclap.gif

    Jill
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited April 15, 2007
    ShepsMom wrote:
    Outstanding shots Harry!! Bravo! bowdown.gif

    Thank you very much Marina.
    Harry
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited April 15, 2007
    Swartzy wrote:
    They just look so strange to me as we don't have birds in our trees like that...heck, we don't even have trees like thatrolleyes1.gifNice shooting!

    Actually the birds are in the trees because of the gators. The trees are surrounded by water that is filled with gators, hence the name Alligator Farm. The biggest threat to the birds' nests are critters like racoons. The gators elminate that problem so its a perfect place for the birds to nest.
    Harry
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  • raptorcaptorraptorcaptor Registered Users Posts: 3,968 Major grins
    edited April 15, 2007
    Great stuff Harry but the snowy takes the thread! thumb.gif
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited April 16, 2007
    jwear wrote:
    great shots Harry boy I wish we had a rookery that was shot able [new word] you will have some shots for the contest again this year for sure thumb.gif

    Thanks Jeff and while the shots are Ok so far none really speak contest worthy to me yet.
    Harry
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited April 16, 2007
    Maestro wrote:
    Great set! thumb.gif

    Thanks Maestro.
    Harry
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited April 16, 2007
    BigAl wrote:
    Super set Harry, the second snowy is really nice! thumb.gif

    Thanks Al, snowys make great models.
    Harry
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited April 16, 2007
    Trish323 wrote:
    Nice Shots!!! I WILL get there this week!!!

    Thanks and good shooting Trish.
    Harry
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited April 16, 2007
    Awais Yaqub wrote:
    Fantastic iloveyou.gif loved that pose

    Thanks Awais, glad you enjoyed it.
    Harry
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited April 17, 2007
    bfjr wrote:
    Hey Harry

    Beautiful display by both these birds and Photog that shoots em ylsuper.gif

    One thing, I been lookin for a couple days on at least 3 different Monitors and the 1st two seem to have some Halos going ne_nau.gif

    Could of course be me (not enought PineAPizza) but chk it out.

    Thanks Ben, no halos on 1 and a slight halo on 2, mostly due to the backlighting.
    Harry
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited April 17, 2007
    JillG wrote:
    Wonderful series. Enjoy seeing your shotsclap.gif

    Jill

    Thanks for taking the time to comment and its always nice to hear that someone enjoys my shots. wave.gif
    Harry
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited April 17, 2007
    raptorcaptor wrote:
    Great stuff Harry but the snowy takes the thread! thumb.gif

    Thanks Glenn and that is my favorite shot in this group.
    Harry
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  • ShasocShasoc Registered Users Posts: 691 Major grins
    edited April 17, 2007
    Beautiful images, Harry. Great job in exposing those whites. thumb.gif
    I particularly like the first and third Egret shots, but I enjoyed them all.
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited April 18, 2007
    Shasoc wrote:
    Beautiful images, Harry. Great job in exposing those whites. thumb.gif
    I particularly like the first and third Egret shots, but I enjoyed them all.

    Thank you Socrate
    Harry
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  • DixieDixie Registered Users Posts: 1,497 Major grins
    edited April 18, 2007
    Great captures. thumb.gifthumb.gifthumb.gif
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited April 18, 2007
    Dixie wrote:
    Great captures. thumb.gifthumb.gifthumb.gif

    Thank you sir.
    Harry
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