A few from the summer

[Harryb]

Hi Y'all,

Just a few captures from this past summer

a young least bittern
http://behret.smugmug.com/photos/352065959_NWuRs-XL.jpg

as soon as he realized that he wasn't obscured he remedied that immediately
http://behret.smugmug.com/photos/352065952_oVngd-XL.jpg

a black-necked stilt chick
http://behret.smugmug.com/photos/352065694_8UcKr-XL.jpg

a Stilt parent with a two day old chick
http://behret.smugmug.com/photos/352717750_oYE3k-XL.jpg

the whole family, the chick on the far left was one day old
http://behret.smugmug.com/photos/352717757_UeKLL-XL.jpg

http://behret.smugmug.com/photos/352717774_Hhkbu-XL.jpg

a couple of BIFs
http://behret.smugmug.com/photos/352717736_v5mxc-XL.jpg

http://behret.smugmug.com/photos/352717848_U8T2o-XL.jpg

[IraRunyan]

Nice set, Harry! :thumb Good job on getting that Least Bittern out in the open.

[kgarrett11]

Good job Harry, I like #6 and 7 the best.

[Maestro]

Nice set Harry. The last stilt image has great leg and wing positioning and the spoonbill bif is very good! :thumb

[Cato]

Love the shots! The birds seem so exotic to me. The 2nd least bittern shot is amazing to look at :clap, and both BIFs & last stilt are great for study. :thumb

[Harryb]

Nice set, Harry! :thumb Good job on getting that Least Bittern out in the open.

Thanks Ira. Its always luck with the bitterns. I've seen them so many times but they were rarely out in the open enough for a capture. I don't know how many hours I've spent watching them and waiting for a photo op.

[NorthernFocus]

Love the spoonbill and the skipping stilt. But they're all excellent :thumb

[Ric Grupe]

Can't pick just one...great set, Harry! :thumb

I am partial to the Stilt reflection with the chick though. :D

Then again...that Spoonbill...okay I'll stop now.:rolleyes

[Harryb]

Good job Harry, I like #6 and 7 the best.

Thanks Keith. How have you been?

[dbaker1221]

excellent Harry:ivar :barb

[Docdpp]

Looks like you had a great summer Harry. Excellent series.

doc

[Harryb]

Nice set Harry. The last stilt image has great leg and wing positioning and the spoonbill bif is very good! :thumb

Thanks Stephen, I was real happy with that stilt he put on a fine show and assumed some nice poses.

[evil eggplant]

Hey Harry, congrats on the bittern:bow :bow :bow

As we have come to expect from you, they're all good, but sheesh, you did an outstanding job on that bittern:clap

[Harryb]

Love the shots! The birds seem so exotic to me. The 2nd least bittern shot is amazing to look at :clap, and both BIFs & last stilt are great for study. :thumb

Thaks Cato

[Harryb]

Love the spoonbill and the skipping stilt. But they're all excellent :thumb

Thanks much Dan.

[Gale]

Hi Harry
Nice shots
The little chicks are so cute:>))

[Harryb]

Can't pick just one...great set, Harry! :thumb

I am partial to the Stilt reflection with the chick though. :D

Then again...that Spoonbill...okay I'll stop now.:rolleyes

Hey Ric,

Thans for the kind words. Glad you enjoye dthe pics.

[Harryb]

excellent Harry:ivar :barb

Thanks Dave

[Harryb]

Looks like you had a great summer Harry. Excellent series.

doc

Thanks Doc, summer in Florida are usually pretty good for photography.

[Harryb]

Hey Harry, congrats on the bittern:bow :bow :bow

As we have come to expect from you, they're all good, but sheesh, you did an outstanding job on that bittern:clap

Thanks Rich. You have to understand that I took around 50 shots of that bittern to get decent captures out of that batch. I'm a big believer in the law of averages. :D

[Harv]

Excellent set, Harry. I love the second image of the least bittern. It's a scream. I actually laughed out loud here.

[Harryb]

Hi Harry
Nice shots
The little chicks are so cute:>))

Thanks Gale, I'll be giving you a call soon. The banquet is tonite and I'll have my life back again. :clap

[Harryb]

Excellent set, Harry. I love the second image of the least bittern. It's a scream. I actually laughed out loud here.

Thanks Harv, bitterns are fun to shoot when you're lucky enough to find them in the semi-open.