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<\/p>\nIt’s unusual for me to have an opportunity with a Great Egret (it’s been 3 1\/2 years since I’ve posted photos of one to my blog) and even more unusual for me to catch one in action.<\/p>\n
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1\/8000, f\/6.3, ISO 640, Canon R5, Canon EF500mm f\/4L IS II USM + 1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n So yesterday morning I was pretty stoked to find this one near Glover’s Pond at Farmington. It may look like ‘he’ is landing after an extended flight but that’s not the case. He’d been fishing from the mound of dead phrags at lower right when he decided he wanted to change fishing spots. So he twisted on his feet as he turned around and used his wings to move to the new, more open spot at the bottom center of the frame.<\/p>\n I’m pretty happy with this photo and a few others I got. I especially like this one because of the position of his head and neck relative to his wings, which really causes his snaky S-shaped neck and head to stand out.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Here’s a vertical composition of the same image if you prefer. It makes the egret larger in the frame but includes less habitat.<\/p>\n If you’re mostly unfamiliar with Great Egrets, they’re quite large birds – almost 2 1\/2 times larger (by weight) than the more common Snowy Egret (1.9 lb. vs. 13 oz.). Seeing one of each species standing next to each other is pretty revealing.<\/p>\n I’ve seen it but I’ve yet to get the photo.<\/p>\n Ron<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It’s unusual for me to have an opportunity with a Great Egret and even more unusual for me to catch them in action. (2 images)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/great-egret-8034-vertical-ron-dudley.jpg\" "\\"great-egret-8034-vertical-ron-dudley\\"")
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