Spring Snowy Egrets

[Steve Cavigliano]

Justa flowin and a blowin in the wind.........





Hello All,

I took off a little early from work and headed down to the Baylands Rookery. There were lots of Snowy Egrets getting busy picking mates and showing off.
There were also quite a few Night Herons there too. Most of the birds were up in the trees. They'd fly in and out of the trees right into the Sun. So no flight shots, but the wind was blowing and the Egrets were dancing....lol Even with the mixed lighting, I think they came out OK.


Time for bed.........


Thanks for looking,
Stevehttp://freezeframephotography.smugmug.com/photos/17292421-L.jpg

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[David_S85]

photos aren't showing up for me :dunno

[4labs]

These are great Steve. I think we have an East Coast West Coast thing going between You and Harry:roflThnxs for sharing.

[Dixie]

Great shots. I really like the finite detail in the feathers.

Note: you may have external links turned off under Customize Gallery. I had to copy the links and view then in another page to see them.

[Shakey]

Great shots. I really like the finite detail in the feathers.

Note: you may have external links turned off under Customize Gallery. I had to copy the links and view then in another page to see them.Me too...(copy links) and those pics are fantastic! Very top notch and high rate .

Cheers
Tim

[jwear]

Justa flowin and a blowin in the wind.........

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Hello All,

I took off a little early from work and headed down to the Baylands Rookery. There were lots of Snowy Egrets getting busy picking mates and showing off.
There were also quite a few Night Herons there too. Most of the birds were up in the trees. They'd fly in and out of the trees right into the Sun. So no flight shots, but the wind was blowing and the Egrets were dancing....lol Even with the mixed lighting, I think they came out OK.


Time for bed.........


Thanks for looking,
SteveSTEVE THOSE RED XXXX DO NOT LINK FOR EVERYONE Jeff

[Steve Cavigliano]

photos aren't showing up for me :dunno
David,
Sorry about the links. I had to load these on Pbase, cuz I was having Smugmug probs last night. I attached from Pbase, like I do from Smugmug and obviously that doesn't work :dunno

I have since uploaded them to Smugmug and have edited the links in my post(although I couldn't place them where I wanted) :scratch

Thanks,
Steve

[Angelo]

Steve: Great shots and #1 is a winner! I love how you've captured her in the fold of fronds, all those spines and feathers mixing it up is great.

[Steve Cavigliano]

These are great Steve. I think we have an East Coast West Coast thing going between You and Harry:roflThnxs for sharing.
Thanks 4labs :D

Yeah, with Spring on the way there's going to be lots of bird activity on both coasts :clap Nothing as X rated as Ginger's post :rofl Although, I did get a series of shots of Northern Harriers doing the deed :uhoh So much activity. I went late and figured I'd only see a few birds and I saw dozens. Unfortunately, they were almost all up in trees. Birds, go figure...... :lol

Thanks for the comments,
Steve

[Steve Cavigliano]

Great shots. I really like the finite detail in the feathers.

Note: you may have external links turned off under Customize Gallery. I had to copy the links and view then in another page to see them.
Thanks Dixie :D

Nah, it wasn't external links, it was taking the url off of "properties", instead of my normal copy and paste :doh I couldn't get these uploaded to Smugmug last night :pissed After 3 tries, I gave up and uploaded them to Pbase :dunno And then proceeded to screw up the link.....LOL That's what I get for posting when I'm so tired :rofl

Thanks for the comments,
Steve

[snapapple]

Great shots Steve! I love the light in the first one with all the reeds.:thumb

[lynnma]

Justa flowin and a blowin in the wind.........





Hello All,

I took off a little early from work and headed down to the Baylands Rookery. There were lots of Snowy Egrets getting busy picking mates and showing off.
There were also quite a few Night Herons there too. Most of the birds were up in the trees. They'd fly in and out of the trees right into the Sun. So no flight shots, but the wind was blowing and the Egrets were dancing....lol Even with the mixed lighting, I think they came out OK.


Time for bed.........


Thanks for looking,
Steve


Oh steve they are just beautiful.. Harry's gonna be jealous.. you just wait and see... :clap :clap :cheer

[Harryb]

Hey Steve,

Great shots, perfectly exposed. I want to see more egrets from you!

Harry