Reddish Egret Poised To Strike

[Jim Fenton]

I had a great time shooting this particular bird on a number of occasions at Ding Darling a few weeks back.

This is one of the first images I captured immediately after coming across this bird...with nobody else around :)

It would have been nice had their not been a ripple on the water, but it did a great job of keeping the no -see ums away!

Nikon D300, 500 AFSII, TC14EII, ISO 400, f 7.1, center weighted metering

[George DeCamp]

Hey Jim!

That face grabs your attention, a powerful look and nice detail. Like the drops falling too so he was running around a bit before this. My nit is a tiny halo creeping in on the beak, not a problem to get rid of, maybe back off a hair.

I guess this one is right before you got the 500vr! Looking forward to seeing some of them.

[Brian Wong]

Hi Jim!

This is really powerful, and interesting. Don't know if it is possible, but maybe an exaggerated pano might emphasize the power even more.