Looking for the Egrets

[ginger_55]

There is no end of egret fest at the rookery. I guess this bird was worried though, after hearing rumors from dgrin. He is sitting at the very top of a very tall tree. took these Sunday night.....I haven't been to bed yet, the sun is coming up. ginger

http://gingerSnap.smugmug.com/photos/21626813-L.jpg

I don't quite know what that bird is doing, but I like the tree....so here it is.

When I first saw the bird like this, by chance, he looked like this, below.

http://gingerSnap.smugmug.com/photos/21626821-L.jpg

I moved a bit, there was a color shift which I like so much, I did not mess with it. It reminds me of old fashioned paintings. I still don't know the bird.

http://gingerSnap.smugmug.com/photos/21626822-L.jpg


I like the bird below, too.
http://gingerSnap.smugmug.com/photos/21626819-M.jpg

Then there is this crazy tree where birds are nesting. They are the easiest to see, other than the nest with the babies and mother. And nothing is close. I have tried and tried to get a good photo of this tree. I finally decided to call it The Crazy Christmas Tree.

http://gingerSnap.smugmug.com/photos/21626814-L.jpg


Goodnight all, or more accurately, good morning, and I am going to take a little morning nap. thanks for looking comments are welcome. I did these in a hurried way. I am working on stuff for church, too. Comments would be welcome so I would know if working more on some of these would be a good thing. ginger

http://gingerSnap.smugmug.com/photos/21626818-L.jpg

The one above, it is the exception, I worked very hard on the sharpening. I was going to use high pass, but found Kelby's book before I found the high pass instructions. It worked very well, I think.

It only sharpened the bird, too.

Sometimes I wonder if I am doing landscapes, or nature photography, smile.

[Harryb]

Good shots Ginger. :thumb You even caught some night herons. Now I'm jealous because we don't have night herons in my neck of the woods. :D

[ginger_55]

Thanks for looking and responding, Harry.

Is that what that bird is? Maybe those red eyes see well at night.

I had trouble getting that bird at 420mm. I finally put the 70-200 on, but that bird was gone when I got back.

Thanks, ginger

[bfjr]

Nice ones, man I love the colors in your neck of the woods :thumb

[Kirwin]

Hi Ginger,

This is a nice series. Harry's right about the night heron... the eyes are beautiful on that bird. Your'e doing much better than I on capturing BIF's. I'm still struggling.

[Andy]

i dig the night heron :deal

[ginger_55]

Thanks, Ben, Kevin and Andy.

I was lucky to see him, I heard him first flying over me. I tried to catch the flight, he saw me, landed right there :rofl . See I think these birds sometimes think that nothing bad will happen if they don't move.

He was so close I had to back up with that 420 mm on there.

Thanks for "stopping by".

g