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Faceoff

by Wayne Willison

Gallery: AvianPosted May 15, 2011124 views11 comments
Several dozen Snowy Egrets were fishing in a small pond. Off course lots of territorial fights broke out, usually beginning with a scene like this one.

D3s 300x1.4 f/13 1/180 ISO 1600

Comments

11 comments
Comment posted by Monica Siri on May 15, 2011 at 2:02 PM
Wayne,
I love the fighting look of these Egrets. Great detail and exposure. The tranquility of the Ibis in the background contrasts with the bickering of the Snowy. Beautiful behavioral shot. :toast:
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Comment posted by Steve Canuel on May 15, 2011 at 2:14 PM
I like your timing on capturing the posturing between these two. Looks like the nearer one is winding up to take a swing.
Registered on September 12, 2010, 53 Posts, 660 Comments
Comment posted by Ron Dudley on May 15, 2011 at 6:18 PM
Snowy's with an attitude! I like the behavior Wayne and f/13 did a good job getting both birds sharp.
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Comment posted by Angela McCain on May 15, 2011 at 6:49 PM
Great image. Love the fluffy headdress these two are displaying. Good job popping the F stop up the get everything. Nice and sharp-especially at 1/180.
Registered on April 19, 2009, 367 Posts, 3589 Comments
Comment posted by Lucy Aron on May 15, 2011 at 7:30 PM
Excellent shot. Like the bird in background to add extra flavor to the composition without detracting from beautiful subjects.


lucy
Registered on February 25, 2011, 189 Posts, 1160 Comments
Comment posted by Dennis Plank on May 15, 2011 at 11:04 PM
Great interaction, Wayne.
:toast:
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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on May 16, 2011 at 1:03 AM
I've seen Snowy fights a lot but have never been able to capture one well. I love the face off views of the 2 birds. I do find the ibis a bit distracting, just too many birds in Florida :wink: :toast:
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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on May 16, 2011 at 2:26 AM
Nicely captured, and fine work on the whites.
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Comment posted by Don Mc Donald on May 16, 2011 at 7:55 AM
They look like they are getting ready to duke it out. Nice shot, love the guy in the background not paying any attention at all, kinda like these guys bluff each other all the time. Nice white feathers and detail, a nice capture.
Registered on December 3, 2009, 25 Posts, 67 Comments
Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on May 16, 2011 at 10:55 AM
Awesome job of getting this interaction Wayne! Wish the Ibis wasn't there, but not much you can do about that. Too bad he didn't join the fight, it could ahve been a gang war. :biggrin:
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Comment posted by David Sparks on May 17, 2011 at 9:33 AM
Excellent exposure of the whites. I like the reflection of the fine feathers on the right and, of course, the behavioral interaction aspect of the shot.
Registered on May 26, 2007, 290 Posts, 4270 Comments