R Egret W Morph

Gallery: AvianPosted June 23, 20171,097 views11 comments

This one was a surprise - the first time I had ever seen one of these. It was at the end of a very slow bird searching late afternoon. I was walking back and in the distance saw this bird which I immediately thought was a Great White Egret, that is, until it started dancing around! I had heard of White Morphs but had never found one myself. I did the slow, careful walk over to where the bird was and got about 10 minutes or so with it until it took flight, thoughtfully in a direction that I could get a good pan. It was only after I reviewed the captures that I realized this bird was also in breeding plumage. A real high for my day!

Nikon D 800, 300 mm f4, at 5.6, ISO 400, 1/3200 sec. Handheld.

Comments and suggestions welcome and appreciated.

Regards to all

Kathy Snead

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Peter J. Morrissey on June 23, 2017 at 4:21 PM

Hi Kathy
Thank you for is photograph of a White Morphs. You did a good job on the whites and the detail is nice.
Peter

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Comment posted by Shirley Freeman on June 23, 2017 at 4:43 PM

Beautiful in flight image, Kathy! Nicely done.

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Comment posted by Mike Ramy on June 23, 2017 at 4:58 PM

I like this one Kathy,
Well done . . . laugh

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Comment posted by Bill Leggett on June 23, 2017 at 6:14 PM

Kathy, this is a marvelous comp with a pleasing BG. The exposure looks good, the slight side lighting showing the form of the bird nicely. I've seen the white morph only once at Ft DeSoto a few years ago. Lucky you!

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Comment posted by Richard Sandor on June 23, 2017 at 7:51 PM

Kathy: well done. I really like how you've kept the detail in the upper as well as the underside of the wings. Very nice pose as well. Richard

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on June 23, 2017 at 10:16 PM

A sweet image with very nice light and a great flight position. Where was it taken?

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on June 23, 2017 at 11:15 PM

Beautiful flight image, Kathy. Excellent detail with really sweet light and the gold reflection on the water are a nice finishing touch. Well done.

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Comment posted by Sharon Lane on June 24, 2017 at 8:35 AM

Impressive feather detail!

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Comment posted by David Schoen on June 24, 2017 at 12:47 PM

A pretty picture with nice detail and color. Well composed.

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Comment posted by Kathy Snead on June 24, 2017 at 3:29 PM

Thanks everyone!!

Richard Ditch;
I found this bird on south fort Myers beach. Only saw it the one time. Went back a few times since.

Best
Kathy

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Comment posted by Gary Minish on June 26, 2017 at 2:53 AM

An absolutely gorgeous image, Kathy! Focus and details on the bird are excellent but what really makes it special is the lighting. I know how hard that kind of light can be though and you did an excellent job of managing the highlights while still showing lots of detail in those dark legs. The soft background with some of that special lighting reflected is the icing on the cake. Very well done!! devil

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