Cattle Egret in Flight

Gallery: AvianPosted April 10, 201179 views5 comments

Spent the morning in the Peace River on a flats boat photographing nesting birds in the mangrove island rookeries.

The cattle egrets were very active bringing in nesting material.

1d Mark 2
Canon 70-200 2.8K USM IS + 1.4x TC II @ 280mm
1/2000
ƒ/8
Manual Metering
cropped to 8x10 dimension

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Raymond Klassen on April 10, 2011 at 1:43 PM

Nice behavior shot and I like that you got the catchlight in that yellow eye. I am seeing a slight halo around some of the bird. Well done!

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on April 10, 2011 at 3:54 PM

The nesting material is a nice addition to a beautiful shot.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on April 10, 2011 at 4:02 PM

Well done. I like the flight position, the front lighting, the good detail, the catchlight and the nesting material in the beak. There is a very slight halo under the lower mandible and the breast of the bird, easily cured.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on April 12, 2011 at 12:44 AM

Nice behavior and breeding colors!
From here, could use some additional sharpening and a bit of lightening to bird only.
Very nice catch!
Sandy

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on April 12, 2011 at 9:41 AM

Michael,

Love the flight pose, the light in the egret's eye, position of the wings, natural colors and the twig in the bill. I would work on resolving the halo issue especially since in some areas it looks like the color of the birds legs bled through into the halo. Sharpness looks good but the fine feather details (especially in the larger version) seem to be lacking. I like the comp you used.

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