If you think your kids are pains in the butt

[Harryb]

then you haven't met the egret chicks
http://behret.smugmug.com/photos/20596024-L.jpg

when Trish and I visited the St. Augustine Rookery I noticed that as soon as one parent flew into the nest the other got out of there fast. Here's dad coming home
http://behret.smugmug.com/photos/20598021-L.jpg

In less than a minute she's gone and he's alone with the, gulp, kids
http://behret.smugmug.com/photos/20596031-L.jpg

Now do they care if dad has had a hard day at the swamp. Nope! All they want to know is if he's brough them anything, preferably regurgitated fish parts.
http://behret.smugmug.com/photos/20598024-L.jpg

If dad's not careful he's going to lose an eye
http://behret.smugmug.com/photos/20598040-L.jpg

soon all the youngins have been fed so they huddle up and plan their attack for when mom gets home
http://behret.smugmug.com/photos/20598047-L.jpg

[Steve Cavigliano]

You are really getting on my nerves Harry :huh I can't believe you had the gall to post the first egret chick shots :lol :lol


And what nice shots they are :thumb :thumb Even more amazing considering your camera handicap :bad

Man, these are some ugly kids....lol I can see why the parents want to "get away" :rolleyes I bet they are noisy too :uhoh


Very nice shots, thanks for sharing them,
Steve

[bfjr]

Just great Harry :clap :thumb

Runnin out of superlatives :D. I hope them Egrets appreciate all the play you givem :lol3

Except for that one OOF BIF back awhile ago, Oh you thought we forgot :lol4 :hide

Oh and answer to your question from earlier Yes I'm serious :D

[wxwax]

Hey, you have a couple of super shots in there, Harry.

This one's sweet.

http://behret.smugmug.com/photos/20596031-S.jpg

And this one's a great image!

http://behret.smugmug.com/photos/20598047-S.jpg

Surely someone, somewhere, wants to buy a baby Egret shot. It sure is memorable.

[Harryb]

You are really getting on my nerves Harry :huh I can't believe you had the gall to post the first egret chick shots :lol :lol


And what nice shots they are :thumb :thumb Even more amazing considering your camera handicap :bad

Man, these are some ugly kids....lol I can see why the parents want to "get away" :rolleyes I bet they are noisy too :uhoh


Very nice shots, thanks for sharing them,
Steve
Hey Steve,

Actually Trish was the first one to post egret chick shots. http://dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=10178

You missed it because you were gone. Andy said you were attending the Bettty Ford Rehab Center. :rofl

They are ugly and they are extremely noisy. The noise level at the Rookery was very high.

Thanks for stopping by its always a pleasure to show a Cannonite what a real camera can do. :smack

[John Mueller]

Sweet Harry.Love it:thumb

[Harryb]

Just great Harry :clap :thumb

Runnin out of superlatives :D. I hope them Egrets appreciate all the play you givem :lol3

Except for that one OOF BIF back awhile ago, Oh you thought we forgot :lol4 :hide

Oh and answer to your question from earlier Yes I'm serious :D
Hey Ben,

Thanks for the kind words. About the oof shot give me a break already, seesh.

You will enjoy that camera. Good luck and if you have any questions drop me a line.

[GSPeP]

Great shots :thumb

I don't have egrets in my neighbourhood. Just some herons and ducks, a lot of ducks http://www.digitalgrin.com/images/smilies/icon10.gif

[mereimage]

Nice pics-that down would make some nice pillows --we have some gooselings(?) here on our lake-pond---I'll try to get some nice shots - though they are prety skittish and don't hold still or stay in range for long///Mereimage

[Harryb]

Hey, you have a couple of super shots in there, Harry.
Surely someone, somewhere, wants to buy a baby Egret shot. It sure is memorable.
Hey Sid,

Only a couple? :rofl Thanks for the comments and I hope I can find a few folks who are willing to pay for pics of baby egrets.:D

[Harryb]

Sweet Harry.Love it:thumb
Thanks John

[Phil U.]

http://behret.smugmug.com/photos/20598047-L.jpg

Oh man, what can I say - :clap

[Harryb]

Great shots :thumb

I don't have egrets in my neighbourhood. Just some herons and ducks, a lot of ducks http://www.digitalgrin.com/images/smilies/icon10.gif
Hey Peter,

Thanks if you have loys of ducks then take lots of duck pictures. We are building a fine collection of duck butt shots here and we can always use a few more. :rofl

[Dee]

Sounds cool, right?

Having never seen these chicks in real life I'm enjoying all the chick photos forum members have posted.

What a great book it would make!

Easier said than done, right?

I'm enjoying seeing you enjoy your retirement!

[MuskyDude]

Harry,


I'm starting to run out of original ways of saying how good your shots are! Oh well!

Simply awesome! :clap Particularly the last one (although all these really are excellent:thumb ), what jumps out to me is how close they resemble dinosaurs!

AJ

[Harryb]

Nice pics-that down would make some nice pillows --we have some gooselings(?) here on our lake-pond---I'll try to get some nice shots - though they are prety skittish and don't hold still or stay in range for long///Mereimage
Thanks and I would love to the pics of the gooselings if you can get them to cooperate.

[Harryb]

Oh man, what can I say - :clap
Thank you Phil

[Harryb]

Sounds cool, right?

Having never seen these chicks in real life I'm enjoying all the chick photos forum members have posted.

What a great book it would rrmake!

Easier said than done, right?

I'm enjoying seeing you enjoy your retirement!Hey Dee,

Interesting idea but it sounds a lot like ........... work http://dgrin.com/images/smilies/15524733-Ti.gif
Harry don't do that no more. Thanks for stopping by.

[Harryb]

Harry,


I'm starting to run out of original ways of saying how good your shots are! Oh well!

Simply awesome! :clap Particularly the last one (although all these really are excellent:thumb ), what jumps out to me is how close they resemble dinosaurs!

AJ
Hey AJ,

Thanks and I agree with you about the resemblence to dinosaurs. As shot the pics of the chicks I kept flashing back to the raptors in the Jurrasic Park movies. :uhoh

[tlittleton]

Great shots Harry!

[Harryb]

Great shots Harry!
Thank you Thomas.