Strictly For The Birds

[selenajain]

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Loved your all images. There is no comparison with one image to another. All pictures are beautiful and special.

[Garry]

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These are really amazing.

Pleased to see that your still posting.

[Tony Britton]

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Long time between posts. Hope all is well! Here's a few more I hope you'll enjoy.

Snowy Egret


Great Blue Heron


Black-crowned Night Heron


Black-crowned Night Heron (juvenile form)

[Tony Britton]

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A few more portraits I hope you'll enjoy.

1. Heermann's Gull

2. Red-tailed Hawk

3. Great Blue Heron

4. Black-crowned Night Heron

5. Double-crested Cormorant

[Garry]

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Thanks for the explanation.

Good thing that Herons tend to stand like statues as well.

[Tony Britton]

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You don't have Mandarin ducks there ?

I haven't discovered one yet. Perhaps I'll renew my search in this area!

Tony

[Tony Britton]

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The Green Heron is stunning !

Thanks, Gary. In this photo, which was taken at a lake, the windy weather conditions created turbulence in the water and I decided to lower the exposure to 1/250 second, which allowed for the dreamlike water effect.

Tony

[Garry]

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I truly appreciate you taking the time to look and comment. The Wood Duck is incredibly beautiful. High on my wish list is the Mandarin Duck. Stunning!

Tony

You don't have Mandarin ducks there ?

[Tony Britton]

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Again. Very nice to see these. We do have the Wood Duck here. But not native.

They are bought here for Wetlands parks.

I truly appreciate you taking the time to look and comment. The Wood Duck is incredibly beautiful. High on my wish list is the Mandarin Duck. Stunning!

Tony

[Garry]

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The Green Heron is stunning !

[Garry]

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Again. Very nice to see these. We do have the Wood Duck here. But not native.

They are bought here for Wetlands parks.

[Tony Britton]

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A mix of wide-angle & portrait captures.

1. Snowy Egret

2. Green Heron

3. Brown Pelican

4. Muscovy Duck

5. Western Grebe

[Tony Britton]

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I've peeked at the exif data on a few of these shots and most of them have been taken using relatively inexpensive bridge cameras.

This is very encouraging for people who are despondent that they 'only' have a bridge camera. You don't need fancy expensive gear to take great photos like these!

Ian

Thank you so very much for looking and commenting, Ian. I've learned over the years that a major key to happiness with point-and-shoot / bridge cameras is allowing them to operate within their comfort range. I make every effort to maximize their strenghts and minimize their weaknesses and they provide me pleasing results. That certainly makes for a splendid relationship!

I enjoyed viewing your excellent photos on the links you've provided!

My usual photography forum signature states:

"My wife & I make the perfect point-and-shoot photography team. She points and I shoot!"

Best regards,

Tony

[Ian]

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I've peeked at the exif data on a few of these shots and most of them have been taken using relatively inexpensive bridge cameras.

This is very encouraging for people who are despondent that they 'only' have a bridge camera. You don't need fancy expensive gear to take great photos like these!

Ian

[Tony Britton]

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A set of wide-angle shots I hope you'll enjoy.

1. Brown Pelican

2. Snowy Egret

3. Western Grebe

4. Great Egret

5. Green Heron