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Harryb
Mar-31-2005, 02:12 PM
Hey you'll,

Last week I ran across this tri-colored heron who had set himself up on one of the feeder pipes and was having snack time. He went through this same procedure around 7-8 times while I watched and had a 100% success rate.

Standing Watch
http://behret.smugmug.com/photos/18657244-L.jpg

This calls for a closer look see


http://behret.smugmug.com/photos/18657247-L.jpg

the strike

http://behret.smugmug.com/photos/18657246-L.jpg

http://behret.smugmug.com/photos/18657242-L.jpg

success
http://behret.smugmug.com/photos/18657241-L.jpg
John Mueller
Mar-31-2005, 02:38 PM
Harry,looks like your not missing either.
Great series:thumb
bfjr
Mar-31-2005, 02:45 PM
100% Harry :thumb :clap :clap :bow
Oh yeah, thanks for the fishin lesson :D
Steve Cavigliano
Mar-31-2005, 02:53 PM
Beautiful bird and a very interesting series :thumb :thumb


As others have pointed out, looks like you're close to this guy's success rate :clap :clap


Thanks for sharing,
Steve
Andy
Mar-31-2005, 03:14 PM
*mint*

when i come back as a bird, i don't wanna be this guy, he eats too little :eat
Harryb
Mar-31-2005, 03:59 PM
Harry,looks like your not missing either.
Great series:thumb
Thanks John. As for me not missing you should see the shots I don't post. :puke
Khaos
Mar-31-2005, 04:23 PM
Fantastic series.:thumb :thumb
Harryb
Mar-31-2005, 04:37 PM
100% Harry :thumb :clap :clap :bow
Oh yeah, thanks for the fishin lesson :D
Thanks Ben.
jwear
Mar-31-2005, 05:37 PM
tri -color is that what it's called ? I have never seen one you nailed the fish tech egrets and herons use! you may want to send it to the heron family to show the young :rolleyes now that is a capture Harry and the pics ain't bad either :clap :thumb Jeff
ehughes
Mar-31-2005, 06:50 PM
Very cool Harry, how close are you getting to these guys?
ginger_55
Mar-31-2005, 09:33 PM
Geez, Harry. That is soooo clear and so colorful. Gorgeous.

ginger
Trish323
Mar-31-2005, 09:55 PM
Hey you'll,

Last week I ran across this tri-colored heron who had set himself up on one of the feeder pipes and was having snack time. He went through this same procedure around 7-8 times while I watched and had a 100% success rate.


Excellent! You have come to know these birds and their behavior so well! I guess that is what shows thru in your photos...:thumb
ian408
Mar-31-2005, 10:32 PM
Those birds seem to have all the patience in the world. They sit so
still for so long and then bam!

Nice catch Harry!

ian
Harryb
Apr-01-2005, 07:51 AM
Beautiful bird and a very interesting series :thumb :thumb


As others have pointed out, looks like you're close to this guy's success rate :clap :clap


Thanks for sharing,
Steve
Hey Steve,

I'm not even close to that guy. I get to pick and choose what I post. :D
Harryb
Apr-01-2005, 08:04 AM
*mint*

when i come back as a bird, i don't wanna be this guy, he eats too little :eat
Hey Andy,

Thanks. You have to consider that even though the fish were small he caught many, many of them.
Harryb
Apr-01-2005, 10:13 AM
Fantastic series.:thumb :thumb
Thank you
Harryb
Apr-01-2005, 10:14 AM
tri -color is that what it's called ? I have never seen one you nailed the fish tech egrets and herons use! you may want to send it to the heron family to show the young :rolleyes now that is a capture Harry and the pics ain't bad either :clap :thumb Jeff
Hey Jeff,

The ehrons need no help when it come sto getting fish. Thanks.
Seamus
Apr-01-2005, 11:02 AM
Brilliant, great colours, sharp, you set the standard again.

This series of shots are really interesting, was it one burst of frames?


Does the new camera's speed and frame rate make a difference to you?
Shay.
Harryb
Apr-01-2005, 11:07 AM
Brilliant, great colours, sharp, you set the standard again.

This series of shots are really interesting, was it one burst of frames?


Does the new camera's speed and frame rate make a difference to you?
Shay.
Thanks Shay. I took 7 series of shots of the heron and these are from two of those series.

The D2H's speed and frame rate make a major difference for me. I'm getting hsots that I would have missed before. Check out my "reznick Flip" post for anexample.
Harryb
Apr-01-2005, 12:02 PM
Very cool Harry, how close are you getting to these guys?
Hey Ed,

I was pretty close to this guy. When they are hunting and feeding they are pretty much focused in on their activity and you can get in closer than the norm if you are careful. I guess I was about 10 yards away. I was shooting with my 300 and 1.4 TC so I had to back away at one point because I was too close to him for my lens.
Harryb
Apr-01-2005, 12:24 PM
Geez, Harry. That is soooo clear and so colorful. Gorgeous.

ginger
Thank you very much.
Harryb
Apr-01-2005, 12:36 PM
Excellent! You have come to know these birds and their behavior so well! I guess that is what shows thru in your photos...:thumb
Hey Trish,

Having the time to just sit and observe them does help quite a bit. Once you get to know their "tells" you can anticipate the action. :D
Harryb
Apr-01-2005, 01:49 PM
Those birds seem to have all the patience in the world. They sit so
still for so long and then bam!

Nice catch Harry!

ian
Hey Ian,

They really are quite amazing. This guy just sat motionless until he speid some movement. Then he would crane his neck for a closer look, hold that position until he was sure he had a target and then he made his move.