White Morph Reddish Egret

[James Shadle]

White Morph Reddish Egret, close to full breeding colors.
If you a watching a Reddish Egret and another Reddish comes close, get ready for action.

Alafia Banks, Tampa Bay, Florida, USA via The Hooptie Deux.
Nikon D300 Sigma 300-800mm @ 500mm
ISO 400 Manual Exposure 1/1600 @ F8
Gitzo Tripod, Mongoose 3.5a

[Ofer Levy]

Excellent!!!

[Randy Stout]

James:

You really should post more often:D
I can hear him squawking all the way in Mich. They do get wound up.
Nice pose, open bill, trailing droplets, breeding colors.
Sharp.

Look forward to more!

Cheers

Randy

[Daniel Cadieux]

Classic image, I love it! It obviously pays off to know your subjects' behaviours and what to expect from them in certain situations.

Randy, I can hear it squawking all the way up here in Eastern Ontario!!:)

[Robert Amoruso]

Excellent downwing positioning.

[Nancy A Elwood]

Excellent action James!! One of my favorite birds. Love the BG!

[Ed Prete]

a fantastic image, well executed and one of my favorite subjects. awesome job cso.

[Joe Senzatimore]

Beautiful action captured. The water drops are a big bonus!!!!!:)

[Troy Lim]

James, stunning shot.
I have not been back for a while...How is it?
Only saw this bird at Alafia once flying by the whole time that I have been there.

[Michael Zajac]

Great action capture and exposure.I like the colors on his face and beak.

[Hendri Venter]

Just love the pose and the open beak a huge plus. One lovely image James.

[Arthur Morris]

So do you think that this bird is in full breeding plumage ??? :) :) :) Killer EXP and wing position. Toning down the specular highlights is a possible option. And yes, good to see you posting here.

[Marina Scarr]

Love the pose on this one. This bird at DeSoto in breeding plumage is my nemesis, so I am extremely envious of this capture. It IS nice to see you posting here and looking forward to many more.

[James Shadle]

Thanks,
It's great to be out front posting and commenting on images.
Much more fun than staring at the Admin screen trying to figure out why something doesn't work:).

[Glenda Simmons]

Oh Wow! That bird is really showing some attitude! It certainly pays to know their behavior, as you do. excellant image!