Great Egrets
Nov 6, 2023 20:40:23 #
I had never realized how these birds used their feathers to arrest flight. Very cool!
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jdtonkinson wrote:
Great captures Jim. Yes it's fascinating to watch them land
I know, I think there's no way a bird that looks like a Tinkertoy set dropped from a tree can reassemble itself and land so gracefully, and on a dime.
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Nov 7, 2023 08:36:39 #
tcthome
Loc: NJ
They are beauteous to watch. You have captured some great in-flight positions & feather detail here. Also, very nice handling of the whites. 
Nov 7, 2023 08:46:35 #
mindzye
Loc: WV
jkatpc wrote:
I know, I think there's no way a bird that looks like a Tinkertoy set dropped from a tree can reassemble itself and land so gracefully, and on a dime.
Nov 7, 2023 08:51:20 #
jkatpc wrote:
I had never realized how these birds used their feathers to arrest flight. Very cool!
Excellent set Jim.
Nov 7, 2023 09:23:49 #
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Nov 7, 2023 10:07:47 #
Thanks all for the kind words. I just received the Nikkor 180-600mm Z lens yesterday after being on backorder since June. That plus the bird detection firmware update for the Z9 has resulted in a lot more keepers.
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