A Little Snowy in Florida Last Night

[Bird Man Photographer]

Just a few captures of this dirty little egret flying down the canal out in the backyard. Fly....birdy...FLY!!1

Cheers

BMP

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[Harryb]

Good captures Mike. :thumb BTW egrets are not dirty. THey do pretty good wearing all white in those swamps, you know. :D

[Bird Man Photographer]

Good captures Mike. :thumb BTW egrets are not dirty. THey do pretty good wearing all white in those swamps, you know. :D
Defending the birds? Is this the same guy that called them "EVIL" ...and mentioned shooting them with a shotgun?? :huh :dunno :scratch :rofl

I guess they are not "really" dirty. They are usually so darn white they are blinding. They also make a good exposure difficult against the bright Florida sun. So easy to blow out highlights/whites on these "clean" birds.

I wish they were blue or purple...or something. WHite is soooo boring after a while. Thank heavens for photoshop. :thumb

Thanks Harry.

BMP

[Bird Man Photographer]

Would this count as a "dirty egret" picture? :huh :dunno :rolleyes


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[ginger_55]

Bird Man, love your snowy shots!

Aren't you all hot down there in "sunny" florida?

I love Snowys, you could send all evil Snowys to Mt Pleasant, SC.

Do you PS the snowys into white, or is your dirty snowy from another shoot?

I don't get dirty snowys, but I do get dirty egrets. I actually read about this in a magazine. They molt, look terrible before and during, then the time to get their photo is when they have their now coat/feathers.

ginger

[Bird Man Photographer]

Bird Man, love your snowy shots!

Aren't you all hot down there in "sunny" florida?

I love Snowys, you could send all evil Snowys to Mt Pleasant, SC.

Do you PS the snowys into white, or is your dirty snowy from another shoot?

I don't get dirty snowys, but I do get dirty egrets. I actually read about this in a magazine. They molt, look terrible before and during, then the time to get their photo is when they have their now coat/feathers.

ginger
Thanks Ginger.

Yes...it's been HOT here in sunny Florida. Heat index for the month has been averaging about 105*.:hotfood Makes shooting rather uncomfortable.

I'll see if I can send somd of the "evil" snowys your way.:thumb

There were a couple/few different snowys I shot on the same day. Not much PS/PP work done. I do use a little dodge 'n' burn tool in some areas.

These birds are not real "dirty". They are pretty darn clean compared to myself. :rofl I live in white t-shirts...and well..they are never "white" like the egrets. :scratch Guess more bleach is needed in the wash??:dunno

Cheers

BMP

[bfjr]

Hey Mike I'm with Harry Snowys are anything but dirty.
and your series isn't dirty, it's just fine :thumb
Like the wing detail in several of the shots :clap

To bad we quit bird poker for awhile (Jeff ran out of chips :lol4) you might of won a hand with this one :D

[Bird Man Photographer]

Thanks Ben. Not much of a poker player...but that was fun. :thumb We'll have to pick it back up again soon. :1drink


BMP