Great Egret Launch

Gallery: AvianPosted March 30, 201588 views6 comments

Made my first trip of the season to the rookery on the campus of UT Southwestern Medical Center in downtown Dallas. There were lots of Great Egrets already sitting on nests. I caught this guy bringing nesting material to his mate. Never get tired of watching this behavior. I like the fact that both feet are off the perch and that he has building material in his beak. Processed using Lightroom 5 and Photoshop CC 2014. Comments and critiques welcome.

Canon 7D Mark II
Canon 200-400 f4 L IS
f5.5
1/2500s
ISO 100
Focal Length 320mm

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on March 31, 2015 at 7:04 AM

Excellent capture. In addition to the launch into flight and him carrying the nesting material you have captured a plain background, maintained the whites as well as the detail throughout. Love it!

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on March 31, 2015 at 9:11 AM

Jerry,
Great moment captured here, I might try to lighten the sky a little

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on March 31, 2015 at 12:21 PM

Excellent timing, Jerry. A really nice composition. The whites look good.

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on March 31, 2015 at 2:13 PM

Excellent exposure Jerry and a nice active pose as well ! Well done ! Hans

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Comment posted by Steve Thompson on March 31, 2015 at 4:30 PM

Nice catch of the moment of separation from the perch. Whites look good, the sky may be a little dark. Well done!

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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on March 31, 2015 at 8:59 PM

I too thought the image was a bit dark. Hope this looks a little better.

Jerry

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