A few great egrets from a local rookery

MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
edited March 31, 2008 in Wildlife
near downtown Dallas no less. It is the rookery located on the grounds of the University of Texas Soutwestern Medical Center. The Great Egrets were the only ones there except for a fly-by by five anhingas. Here are some images in very windy conditions.

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I wish some of the shots were cleaner but you have to take what you are given. I expect the cattle egrets and little blue herons to show up soon.
Stephen
www.capture-the-pixel.com

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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited March 30, 2008
    Very good Stephen. I've have foudn taht teh greatest difficulty at rookeries is getting an unobstructed shot.

    Looking forward to seeing more from your rookery.
    Harry
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  • raptorcaptorraptorcaptor Registered Users Posts: 3,968 Major grins
    edited March 30, 2008
    Nice Stephen! 4 and 6 are my favorites!
    Glenn

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  • GiphsubGiphsub Registered Users Posts: 2,662 Major grins
    edited March 30, 2008
    Good set Stephen! thumb.gif I like #1 and #5.
    Mike Helbig

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  • MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
    edited March 30, 2008
    Harryb wrote:
    Very good Stephen. I've have foudn taht teh greatest difficulty at rookeries is getting an unobstructed shot.

    Looking forward to seeing more from your rookery.

    Thanks Harry. Here is one from last July that I had originally passed on. I was having to really maneuver to get a clean shot, then, after getting a shot, I though it was too soft. I decided to process it recently. Here it is. It is a cattle egret with chicks.

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    Stephen
    www.capture-the-pixel.com

  • BigAlBigAl Registered Users Posts: 2,294 Major grins
    edited March 31, 2008
    Very nice set Stephen! Well done on the whites! thumb.gif
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  • dbaker1221dbaker1221 Registered Users Posts: 4,482 Major grins
    edited March 31, 2008
    very nice Stepen
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    Dave
  • MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
    edited March 31, 2008
    raptorcaptor wrote:
    Nice Stephen! 4 and 6 are my favorites!

    Thanks Glenn. I like the comb-over pic too. :D
    Stephen
    www.capture-the-pixel.com

  • fool4thecityfool4thecity Registered Users Posts: 632 Major grins
    edited March 31, 2008
    Stephen,

    Great job! Those are razor sharp images with great detail.
    www.mikeklarich.com
  • MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
    edited March 31, 2008
    Giphsub wrote:
    Good set Stephen! thumb.gif I like #1 and #5.

    Thanks Mike. One turned out well I thought too. It was one of my few unobstructed shots. :D
    Stephen
    www.capture-the-pixel.com

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