Cattle Egret Family

[John Cooper]

Photographed in an Egret rookery on the edge of extensive rice fields. These fields supplied an abundance of aquatic food for a rookery of some 900 nests.

Canon EOS 3, Canon 100-400mm, ISO 200, Natural light (setting sun behind the nest) plus fill flash. tower with hide at 22 feet, Tripod.

[Philip Lombard]

Super capture, you handled the light well.

[Christopher C.M. Cooke]

Great capture John, I admire your tower work.

I have just returned from a trip to the Gippsland lakes but as a result I am an inpatient for a week after falling down a cliff.

Thems the breaks.:)

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Beautiful capture John and excellent detail and color. Really like this family moment you captured in this image . IMO I would like to see a touch more canvas on top. Thanks for sharing .