Flyovers

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Great Egret 56.jpg
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Great Egret 55.jpg
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Green Heron 75.jpg
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Yesterday morning at the pond was relatively slow photo-wise. The birds were there but didn’t provide many good photo ops except for a couple of flyovers from this great egret and green heron.
The kingfishers continue to be more interested in chasing each other than diving for fish it seems.

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Canon R7, 400mm f4 DO IS II, 1.4x extender III, monopod
ISO 2500, f7.1, 1/5000s (first and second image)
ISO 6400, f6.3, 1/2500s (third image)

Processed in DXO PureRaw 3 and Photoshop.

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All showing excellent detail. I like the wing position on the first egret shot over the second.

3

All really nice flight shots.
In the first, there is an odd thing around the dark, spikey area above the extended leg. Not sure what the spike is?

4

All three are nice flight shots, Allen. Of the egrets, I prefer the second-somehow the body against the wing in the first has an odd look, probably just the light. The light itself is beautiful.

5

Hi Sandy, I think that is just a shadow on the bottom of the tail.