Forster's Tern Vs Great Egret

[James Salywoda]

Forster's Tern and Great Egret
Southern California

Welll this Great Egret strayed a bit to close to the Tern colony and was quickly ushered away by the little Tern. You can see by the look on the Egrets face and raised feathers on its neck it was scared and left the area.

Nikon D300s AFS 600 F4
1/2500 F8 ISO 800

Thanks For Looking

Jim

[Doug Brown]

Cool interaction! And you got both birds sharp. Those Terns are fearless when it comes to protecting their territory. I might crop a little off the bottom.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I like the monochromatic feel and interaction and the wide crop works for me. Around here the Terns and Skimmers are not shy either when a heron or gull gets too close to the nesting colony.

[Kiran Poonacha]

Loved the shades of white in the frame.. nice action too... very nicely done bhai..

[Nancy A Elwood]

Well done James!! Love the nice pastel colors and your DOF was spot on. Great action!!

[arash_hazeghi]

excellent image James, great exposure against sky!

[DanWalters]

Great action and timing on your part. Like the soft light as well.

[Stu Bowie]

James, great control on the whites, and good to see both sharp, and in focus. Well captured.

[denise ippolito]

Very nicely done James. Wonderful poses w/ their feet hanging down. I like the HK look.