Great Egret

Gallery: AvianPosted August 13, 2010121 views13 comments

Ardea alba

I took quite a few images of this Great Egret and Mullet on the west coast of Florida. The Egret caught the Mullet out in deeper water and was bring it to shore to eat.

D200, f7.1, 1/640, ISO 160, 80-400mm VR at 360mm, natural light, 70% of the original image, not baited. Larger version provided for evaluation of sharpness & detail.

As always, I sincerely appreciate your comments & critiques, thank you for looking.

Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on August 13, 2010 at 9:05 PM

Mia, great pose with leg lifted AND a fish..

Sandy r

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on August 13, 2010 at 9:56 PM

The fish makes the image. Nice technicals, as always.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1031 Posts, 12705 Comments

Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on August 13, 2010 at 10:37 PM

how nice, Mia--the fish and the raised leg are fantastic. I also like the ripples moving out from the bird. the angle is perhaps not quite as low as I'm used to seeing in your shots, but I don't think it detracts. your whites look very good, as usual.

Registered on March 21, 2009, 202 Posts, 4187 Comments

Comment posted by Luke Ormand on August 13, 2010 at 10:50 PM

Nice big shiny prey... only nit is the dust spot in the URC

- Luke

Registered on February 4, 2009, 1093 Posts, 7035 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on August 14, 2010 at 1:23 AM

Mia: I love the pose and the rippled reflection. Wonderful shot.>=))>

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1805 Posts, 26981 Comments

Comment posted by Rob Drummond on August 14, 2010 at 4:42 AM

Clear view of the fish really makes this Mia. I like the 'keen to get to shallow water before I drop it' look on its face.

cheers
Rob

cheers
Rob

Registered on November 8, 2003, 617 Posts, 8267 Comments

Comment posted by Wayne Willison on August 14, 2010 at 8:07 AM

Mia, I like this. Good detail in the egret head and fish where it counts and the ripples made by the bird walking add interest. Seems the egret is very carefully posing with its proud catch.

Registered on April 10, 2009, 292 Posts, 3967 Comments

Comment posted by May Haga on August 14, 2010 at 12:42 PM

Beautiful work Mia. The bait and the raised foot are icing on the cake.
May

Registered on February 22, 2007, 714 Posts, 8470 Comments

Comment posted by Simon Bennett on August 14, 2010 at 4:27 PM

Great catch Mia and Egret. Exposure is perfect and L like the raised leg and crips presentation.

Registered on February 4, 2007, 350 Posts, 4614 Comments

Comment posted by Dan Walters on August 14, 2010 at 7:20 PM

Great timing. Like the fish in the bill and the leg coming out of the water.

Registered on October 30, 2005, 405 Posts, 3693 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on August 14, 2010 at 11:18 PM

Beeautiful, Mia. I love the subtle change in the shade of the water at the end of the ripples.

Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments

Comment posted by Charles Gangas on August 15, 2010 at 12:26 PM

Mia-nice catch...for both of you. Love the motion of the right leg, the resulting wake, and the cool clean BG.

Registered on August 12, 2009, 544 Posts, 2414 Comments

Comment posted by Geoffrey Baker on September 1, 2010 at 1:31 PM

An excellent photo, the fish is a bonus.
Well done.

Geoff.

Registered on August 20, 2010, 192 Posts, 980 Comments