Reddish Egret Juvi

Gallery: AvianPosted July 24, 201187 views6 comments

It's interesting that, as many Reddish Egrets I've seen and photographed at Ft DeSoto, I've never once seen a juvenile there, and oddly enough, on only two occasions I've seen the species in Gulfport, both times they were juveniles. This is one of the two I found this morning beside Gulfport harbor during cloudy conditions. Cropped 70% for comp.

Olympus E-3 ZD300 F2.8 +EC20 Wimberly I, ISO 400 1/2000 F5.7 0.0EV

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Comment posted by Terry Sohl on July 24, 2011 at 2:00 PM

I like the very soft light and muted tones here. The pose is great too, and with the rest of the soft tones, the eye really pops out. Nicely done.

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Comment posted by Wayne Willison on July 24, 2011 at 3:33 PM

Bill, a regal stance here. The colors of the water play nicely with those of the egret.

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on July 24, 2011 at 6:44 PM

Bill, I like the almost graceful relaxed pose and the colors of the bird with the upper background.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on July 24, 2011 at 10:05 PM

Beautiful, Bill. Great pose and the waves make a good bg.

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on July 24, 2011 at 10:34 PM

I like the soft lighting here. Nice view of those mottled back feathers with a good head turn. I would consider taking just a bit off the right for a little less centered bird.

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on July 25, 2011 at 12:38 PM

Bill,

Love seeing the juvie posted here. Lovely pose, setting and soft light. The curves of the neck are a nice compliment to the strighter, horizontal lines in the background. Love the natural colors. An appealing image imo.

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