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    Up at 3:45 to get to Brigantine by sunrise with Joanne and Geoffrey. Figured someone had to feed the greenheads. We happened across a massive feeding frenzy where hundreds of gulls, terns, egrets, herons and night-herons were noisily feasting on minnows coming in on the tide. It was quite spectacular. Among the diners was a single juvenile Tricolored Heron. The Tricolors that I've seen in Florida are wonderfully photogenic birds, but they are uncommon visitors to Brigantine on the NJ shore. I happened to be in the right spot when this youngster decided he had had his fill of minnows and took off; I've never photographed a juvenile Tricolored before.

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    Here's a looser crop, this one at 85% of full width, except that I added some canvas to the right and cropped from the left. Which do you prefer?

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    like the first nice capture bill

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    Great looking flight frame Bill. I love the pose and colors on this one. The details look sweet and I like the soft underwing feathers. The BG highlights the Heron well and the light angle looks almost perfect.
    I prefer the first frame as it concentrates on the nice details but isn't to tight. Very well done
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    Gorgeous bird, about as perfect an image as it gets. Details, color, and background look excellent. Thank you for sharing, Bill.
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    Stupendous in all respects, Bill. A perfect flight image, great feather detail, and good sun position. I had been photographing him as he waded around snapping up minnows, then I spotted another bird posing nicely. Of course that was the moment the TRHE took off. I'm glad you caught this great image.

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    One of the best I've seen from you recently Bill, and to me the first version is stronger as it's all about the flight - the BG doesn't add a great deal for me.

    Great wings up pose, superb sharpness, and great light. I'd be very happy to have this one in my files.

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    Such a fabulous image Bill, I like the original post as the details are more available. Love the color palette and the BG is gorgeous. Wonderful job not blowing the whites on the tri which can happen once the songs go up. A+!

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    WOW Bill! I have to echo all of the above praise.
    One of your best images this year.
    Love the IQ, sharpness, BG and I prefer the first pane.
    Congrats!

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    I would love to have either version in m collection. Ditto all of the well deserved superlatives above. What, you don't call it EBF NWR ? :)

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    Thank you everyone for your kind comments. It doesn't happen often, but every once in a blue moon you hit the shutter button and immediately say "OK, We can go home now!" This was one such occasion.

    Artie, I guess I'm old school. I've always called it Brig, or more properly the Brigantine Division of Edwin B. Forsythe NWR. It was a separate NWR when it was founded in 1939, and was combined with the Barnegat Division in 1984 under the name Forsythe. Of course you already knew that. I'll probably keep calling it Brig. And a question for you: Why do you call it Jamaica Bay rather than Gateway National Recreation Area?

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    Hey Bill. I very well knew that and understand :) And I will always call it Brig too so you are right :)

    JBay is just a part of Gateway National Recreation Area. It's proper designation is "Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge." Even though it is federally managed it is not a NWR. The East Pond rocks for 2-3 days in some years. I was there for two of them this year. I stayed two extra weeks in hope that the water levels would drop and they did...

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