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Great Egret in Flight

ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,916 moderator
edited December 18, 2004 in Wildlife
Another egret. I think this one is a Great Egret. At least that's what it's
sketch looks like in Pocket Naturalist -- San Francisco Birds. This is
a great little guide for identifying birds.


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Ian
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    DeeDee Registered Users Posts: 2,981 Major grins
    edited December 18, 2004
    Where are you photographing these birds?
    Probably wouldn't help me with my Sony f828, I don't have any telephoto attachments to help bring the birds in closer.
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    Steve CaviglianoSteve Cavigliano Super Moderators Posts: 3,599 moderator
    edited December 18, 2004
    Nice Ian
    ian408 wrote:
    Another egret. I think this one is a Great Egret. At least that's what it's
    sketch looks like in Pocket Naturalist -- San Francisco Birds. This is
    a great little guide for identifying birds.


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    Ian
    Yep, that looks like a Great egret. No neck and back feathers, no yellow legs and larger than the snowy. Good work on this one Ian thumb.gif Like Harry mentioned about your "Pintail", this one would probably benefit from some cropping. IOW, more bird and less background. You were able to bring your "battling birds" closer to the viewer, maybe you can with this one too :D

    I'd fully understand if you can't. I've got plenty of shots where the subject is just a bit too far away. Even with all the reach these lenses give us, you still have to be pretty close to get these birds to fill enough of the frame :cry

    There's only one solution. We've got to pick up one of those 5200mm lenses that Andy posted about lol3.gif

    Anyhow, nice one Ian and where'd you get these shots?


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    ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,916 moderator
    edited December 18, 2004
    Steve Cavigliano wrote:

    Anyhow, nice one Ian and where'd you get these shots?


    Steve
    I'm thinking I need to add the 1.4x to the lens. I ran into a fellow
    shooting with a 600mm and a 1.4 (he was shooting the hummingbird
    in my other post). I'll work on the cropping.

    This one is at the end of San Antonio Road in Palo Alto. The ducks were from
    earlier this morning up at Radio Road in Redwood Shores.

    Dee, I bet you can get some nice shots with the 828.

    Ian
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    AndyAndy Registered Users Posts: 50,016 Major grins
    edited December 18, 2004
    ian408 wrote:
    Another egret. I think this one is a Great Egret. At least that's what it's
    sketch looks like in Pocket Naturalist -- San Francisco Birds. This is
    a great little guide for identifying birds.


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    Ian

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