Snowy Egret Display

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Shot earlier in the week in Louisiana. Two days at this rookery resulted in gobs of images. And unfortunately with the rather foolish choice of a high burst rate, it probably has taken at least twice my time at the desktop than it did for all the field work, and I’m not even finished yet :tired_face:

It was slightly overcast and breezy with a tailwind at the time as I watched this one for a bit, taking several frames of this sequence. But this guy never seemed to get it right. To me it just didn’t look very conducive to romance. Then again, I’m not a bird… so what do I know?

Full height cropped to 4x3 aspect from left.
7D2 400 f/4 DO w/ 1.4x, Sidekick on GT-2531, ISO 400 f/6.3 1/2000, -1.0EV

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Love the bird shot! Too bad about that stick, though…

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Love the details in the whites and the fluffed up plumage Bill, wish for a head turn towards the camera.

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Hi burst rate is a blessing and a curse, that’s for sure. I find myself vacillating between using it and going to a slower burst rate. The tail wind may not have done much for this guy’s romantic ambitions, but it sure made for a neat plumage display. Superb detail and very nice framing.