Zebra Perch

[Morkel Erasmus]

This is an image of a scene often seen in the Rietvlei Nature Reserve in South Africa - though capturing it has always eluded me. Wrong light, too far from me, etc...


Cattle Egret perched on the back of a Plains Zebra. These egrets love to hang around the big grazers and gorge on the insects they disturb out of the grass as they graze.


Techs:
Nikon D800
Nikkor 500mm f4 VR-II
f5.6 | 1/1000 SS | ISO-200
Crop from horizontal

[jack williamson]

Looks good considering the sun is shining on parts of the bird and zebra back. Whites look good, fine detail on the zebra.

[christopher galeski]

nice pose ,good exposure,sharp.thanks.

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

This image made me smile as I scrolled down. Very well composed Morkel. Guess all the cattle butts were taken LOL.

[PhilCook]

Nice one Morkel, not the usual perch we see , all the techs look good....wonder if the Egret threw in a complimentary back scratch with the perch deal ?

[Marina Scarr]

Love this one, Morkel. Brought a big smile to my face.