Great egret, green heron, kingfisher

[Allen_Sparks]

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Description

I continue to photograph all the birds I can find at my neighborhood lake.
I start at first light at a perch favored by the kingfisher and then move a little ways down the lake to try for flight shots. A late season green heron even showed up this morning as I waited for the egrets to fly.

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Technical Details

Canon R7, 200-800mm, tripod
first image: ISO 1600, f10, 1/5000s
second image: ISO 4000, f9, 1/1000s
third image ISO 6400, f9, 1/250s
fourth image: ISO 4000, f9, 1/400s

Processed in DXO Pure Raw 4 and Photoshop.

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[Dennis_Plank]

Wow, Allen. What a great set of images. I love the light in the Egret, the action in the Heron, and the two Kingfisher images with the open beaks are just superb close-ups.

[Diane_Miller]

Holy Cow Times Four!! I thought the first one was perfect but then scrolling down, each one gets better!!! You are a magician!

[Mike_Friel]

All of them tip-top, Allen. My favorite is the green heron with the beautiful light reflections in the water supporting the interesting pin-sharp pose.

[Allen_Brooks]

All pleasing images, Allen. I like that the egret is coming at you and the reflection and color of the water add to the image. The water color nicely complements the heron and the close=up looks at the kingfisher are fantastic.