GET readY!!!!!

HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
edited May 18, 2007 in Wildlife
HI y'all,

In March and early April the great egrets engage in frantic activity

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and the result of all this activity is

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The chicks above were 10 days old.
Harry
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  • MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
    edited May 9, 2007
    Love the series Harry. I especially like the pics of the young Snowies!
    Stephen
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  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,959 moderator
    edited May 9, 2007
    These are some nice shots. The lighting on the young chicks is awesome.

    Ian
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  • pathfinderpathfinder Super Moderators Posts: 14,708 moderator
    edited May 9, 2007
    What we are willing to do under the drive of hormones.rolleyes1.gifrolleyes1.gif

    Those chicks are faces that only a mother could love Harry.:D Usually young children are much morer photogenic that their parents, but that is not true here. The images are lovely, but the chicks are kind of rangy, aren't they?

    Lovely series of shots.

    Have you got your contest winning shot there yet?
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  • ShepsMomShepsMom Registered Users Posts: 4,319 Major grins
    edited May 9, 2007
    What do you expect me to say? ne_nau.gif I'll just quietly nod my head and go to bed. I probably will be dreaming about all the nice shots that i'm not able to take bowdown.gifbowbowdown.gifbowbowdown.gifbowbowdown.gifbowbowdown.gif
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited May 9, 2007
    pathfinder wrote:
    What we are willing to do under the drive of hormones.rolleyes1.gifrolleyes1.gif

    Those chicks are faces that only a mother could love Harry.:D Usually young children are much morer photogenic that their parents, but that is not true here. The images are lovely, but the chicks are kind of rangy, aren't they?

    Lovely series of shots.

    Have you got your contest winning shot there yet?

    Great egret chicks ugly? :nah if you want ugly wait until the tri-color heron chicks come, now they are ugly!!!
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    surprisingly enough the wood stork chicks are the best looking youngsters
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    Last year a few shots jumped out at me for the contest, that hasn't happened yet this year.
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  • pathfinderpathfinder Super Moderators Posts: 14,708 moderator
    edited May 9, 2007
    You're right, the tricolor chicks are seriously ugly,

    And the baby storks are quite cute. Whooda thunk?
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited May 9, 2007
    Maestro wrote:
    Love the series Harry. I especially like the pics of the young Snowies!

    Thank you Stephen and those are great egret chicks, the snowies hadn't hatched as of my last visit two weeks ago.
    Harry
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  • dallasdallas Registered Users Posts: 1,638 Major grins
    edited May 10, 2007
    bowdown.gifbowdown.gifbowdown.gif
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited May 10, 2007
    ian408 wrote:
    These are some nice shots. The lighting on the young chicks is awesome.

    Ian

    Thanks Ian, the lightwas pretty good that day.
    Harry
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  • z_28z_28 Registered Users Posts: 956 Major grins
    edited May 10, 2007
    Great work, as always !
    Thank you Harry bowdown.gif
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  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited May 10, 2007
    Harry is here...clap.gif

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    Finally some pics of our little darlings!wings.gif






    Good stuff, Harry!:D
  • SeamusSeamus Registered Users Posts: 1,573 Major grins
    edited May 10, 2007
    Class pictures Harry thumb.gif
  • gluwatergluwater Registered Users Posts: 3,599 Major grins
    edited May 10, 2007
    I envy you your vantage point Harry. The GBH chicks have hatched here but to get a good angle on them you need at least 600mm, and then you would still be cropping. It was fun to watch them fighting in the nest though. One of them was really wailing away at the smaller one.
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  • ShasocShasoc Registered Users Posts: 691 Major grins
    edited May 10, 2007
    These are splendid. Great job handling the exposure, as usual, Harry. Lighting and detail are super. thumb.gifclap.gif
    Socrate
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  • BigAlBigAl Registered Users Posts: 2,294 Major grins
    edited May 11, 2007
    Super series Mr B thumb.gif

    but the lighting and detail on #1 is wings.gif
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited May 11, 2007
    ShepsMom wrote:
    What do you expect me to say? ne_nau.gif I'll just quietly nod my head and go to bed. I probably will be dreaming about all the nice shots that i'm not able to take bowdown.gifbowbowdown.gifbowbowdown.gifbowbowdown.gifbowbowdown.gif

    Thanks and before you know it you will be taking better pictures than these. deal.gif
    Harry
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  • BIG BROTHERBIG BROTHER Registered Users Posts: 268 Major grins
    edited May 11, 2007
    Another great series Harryclap.gifclap.gif . I'll be going soon.

    ______
    Jim
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited May 12, 2007
    dallas wrote:
    bowdown.gifbowdown.gifbowdown.gif

    Thanks William
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  • dbaker1221dbaker1221 Registered Users Posts: 4,482 Major grins
    edited May 12, 2007
    sensational series Harry.bowdown.gif White can be so hard to shoot & not blow out for me.
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  • ZanottiZanotti Registered Users Posts: 1,411 Major grins
    edited May 12, 2007
    Nice shots Harry - its good to see the wood storks get at least a few month till they turn ugly.

    Do you guys have the wildfire smoke over there? Here in Tampa, they have cancelled outdoor sports and activities. Yesterday, I couldn't see across the street from my office in the morning. The sun is just an orange ball in the sky now and its 11am.

    Wierd......I'll try and get a shot.

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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited May 13, 2007
    z_28 wrote:
    Great work, as always !
    Thank you Harry bowdown.gif

    Thanks for your kind comment.
    Harry
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited May 13, 2007
    Ric Grupe wrote:
    Harry is here...clap.gif

    145536300-L.jpg

    Finally some pics of our little darlings!wings.gif






    Good stuff, Harry!:D

    Maybe I should start charging the egrets? Thanks Ric
    Harry
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  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited May 13, 2007
    Fantastic nesting series there, Harry. thumb.gif

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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited May 14, 2007
    Seamus wrote:
    Class pictures Harry thumb.gif

    Thanks Shay, always a pleasure to hear from ya. wave.gif
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited May 14, 2007
    gluwater wrote:
    I envy you your vantage point Harry. The GBH chicks have hatched here but to get a good angle on them you need at least 600mm, and then you would still be cropping. It was fun to watch them fighting in the nest though. One of them was really wailing away at the smaller one.

    The Alligator Farm gives t=you some good close views of the nests. The younger siblings always have a struggle to survive the harrassment of its older siblings.
    Harry
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited May 14, 2007
    Shasoc wrote:
    These are splendid. Great job handling the exposure, as usual, Harry. Lighting and detail are super. thumb.gifclap.gif

    Thanks Socrate, the lighting at the rookery this year has been a real bear, much harsher than in past years.
    Harry
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited May 14, 2007
    BigAl wrote:
    Super series Mr B thumb.gif

    but the lighting and detail on #1 is wings.gif

    Thanks Al, glad you liked it.
    Harry
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  • SleepingWolfSleepingWolf Registered Users Posts: 117 Major grins
    edited May 14, 2007
    amazing shots!
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  • Image MakerImage Maker Registered Users Posts: 70 Big grins
    edited May 15, 2007
    I can't wait to visit the Rookery! What a nice place to get great shots. Nice set, Harryclap.gif
    Deb
  • JillGJillG Registered Users Posts: 285 Major grins
    edited May 15, 2007
    Wonderful picsclap.gifclap. The chicks are all so ugly they're almost cute.

    Jill
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