The Reznick Flip

[Harryb]

Hi you'll,

Last November I took a workshop with Ron Reznick ( http://www.digital-images.net/index.html ). For 3 days we shot with Ron at Ding Darling Wildlife Refuge and on Sanibel Island. During those 3 days he captured a heron doing what we called the "Reznick Flip". Ron told us that herons and egrets, after they make a catch, will flip it between their upper and lower bills before they swallow it. Since then I've been trying to catch one doing the "Reznick Flip" without a lot of success. I had some luck today.

http://behret.smugmug.com/photos/18707165-L.jpg

[Seamus]

:clap Great shot Harry, how long did it take you to get the shot?

Shay.

[GREAPER]

Aparently it took him 1 800th of a sec. :D

[ian408]

cool beans!

ian

[Seamus]

Aparently it took him 1 800th of a sec. :D
:rofl

[Andy]

Aparently it took him 1 800th of a sec. :D
:lol3 good one, greap-ster!

harry: excellent shot!

[Harryb]

:clap Great shot Harry, how long did it take you to get the shot?

Shay.
Hey Shay,

Thanks. I must have spent around 45 minutes with him and took around 75 shots. He would periodically jump off the pipe he was perched on and to do his hunting routine (wings aspread, jumping/flying around the water and then back tot he pipe). I never saw him do the flip (it happens very, very fast) so I didn't know I had caught it until I got home.

[ehughes]

Cool shot Harry

Aparently it took him 1 800th of a sec. :D
:rofl :rofl

Ed

[davev]

Hi you'll,

Last November I took a workshop with Ron Reznick ( http://www.digital-images.net/index.html ). For 3 days we shot with Ron at Ding Darling Wildlife Refuge and on Sanibel Island. During those 3 days he captured a heron doing what we called the "Reznick Flip". Ron told us that herons and egrets, after they make a catch, will flip it between their upper and lower bills before they swallow it. Since then I've been trying to catch one doing the "Reznick Flip" without a lot of success. I had some luck today.


Geez, I finally get a BIF, now I have to try to get a Reznick flip.
What will be next?:D

BTW, nice shot.

dave.

[Harryb]

Aparently it took him 1 800th of a sec. :D
There's no fooling Brian. :rofl

[Trish323]

Hi you'll,

Last November I took a workshop with Ron Reznick ( http://www.digital-images.net/index.html ). For 3 days we shot with Ron at Ding Darling Wildlife Refuge and on Sanibel Island. During those 3 days he captured a heron doing what we called the "Reznick Flip". Ron told us that herons and egrets, after they make a catch, will flip it between their upper and lower bills before they swallow it. Since then I've been trying to catch one doing the "Reznick Flip" without a lot of success. I had some luck today.

http://behret.smugmug.com/photos/18707165-L.jpg
Harry,

Wooo-hoooo:thumb Amazing timing! Nice Job! How was the bird fest today at the WL??

[John Mueller]

Yep,time to sell my all long lenses and go into another direction.
There is no way I could come close of what your putting out Harry:thumb

[Harryb]

cool beans!

ian
Hey Ian,

Not beans man that was a little fish. :rofl Thanks

[Harryb]

:lol3 good one, greap-ster!

harry: excellent shot!
Thank you Andy. I hope you noticed the similiarities between how he flipped the fish and how you flip a babyback. :rofl

[bfjr]

As always Harry, Pristine :thumb so sharp :thumb
and just another rung on that ladder to climb :D

[Khaos]

Very cool. I also like what you did with the blues in the pic. Nice.:thumb

[Harryb]

Cool shot Harry


:rofl :rofl

Ed
Thanks Ed

[Harryb]

Geez, I finally get a BIF, now I have to try to get a Reznick flip.
What will be next?:D

BTW, nice shot.

dave.
Hey Dave,

From what I'm seeing of your shots it shouldn't be too ahrd for oyu. Thanks.

[Harryb]

Harry,

Wooo-hoooo:thumb Amazing timing! Nice Job! How was the bird fest today at the WL??
Hey Trish,

Thanks. Those birds at the WL are getting irksome. The egrets, ibises, spoonbills and woodstorks are still congregating in one large group. As soon as you get within camera range they fly off. It was much easier when they were dispersed. I did find a neat woodpecker and a pair of Sandhills with chicks in tow.

[Harryb]

Yep,time to sell my all long lenses and go into another direction.
There is no way I could come close of what your putting out Harry:thumb
Darn it they're Canon lenses. If they were Nikon I would encourage you to sell and make a bid on them. Oh well, Thanks anyhow. :D

[Harryb]

As always Harry, Pristine :thumb so sharp :thumb
and just another rung on that ladder to climb :D
Thank you Ben

[Harryb]

Very cool. I also like what you did with the blues in the pic. Nice.:thumb
Thanks for noticing. I put a little more work on the background than I normally do.

[Dianne]

Awesome photo -- I've watched herons and egrets (and taken zillions of images) for years and had no idea that there was a "flip" involved when they caught a fish.http://www.digitalgrin.com/images/smilies/clap.gif

[Harryb]

Awesome photo -- I've watched herons and egrets (and taken zillions of images) for years and had no idea that there was a "flip" involved when they caught a fish.http://www.digitalgrin.com/images/smilies/clap.gif
Thanks Dianne,

I was neve even aware of the "flip" myself yntil I took Ron's workshop.

[moti]

Hi you'll,

Last November I took a workshop with Ron Reznick ( http://www.digital-images.net/index.html ). For 3 days we shot with Ron at Ding Darling Wildlife Refuge and on Sanibel Island. During those 3 days he captured a heron doing what we called the "Reznick Flip". Ron told us that herons and egrets, after they make a catch, will flip it between their upper and lower bills before they swallow it. Since then I've been trying to catch one doing the "Reznick Flip" without a lot of success. I had some luck today.
Very beautiful shot Harry, I think that these guys have learned the trick on purpose just to tease photographers. We have them here in Europe too, probably coming from the same circus...


http://www.photos.moti.org/stuff/fishing2.jpg


Cheers
Moti

[Harryb]

Hey Moti,

Super catch, your pic was pretty good too :rofl