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May 13, 2022 15:02:04   #
Tdearing Loc: Rockport, TX
 
Excellent shots.

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May 13, 2022 15:11:03   #
HRoss Loc: Longmont, CO
 
Very nice set. The Egret was special.

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May 13, 2022 15:35:01   #
UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT
 
Tdearing wrote:
Excellent shots.


I appreciate your supportive comment.

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May 13, 2022 15:35:13   #
Flying Three Loc: Berthoud, CO
 
I don't know much about birds, but is an anhinga with their webbed feet usually a perching bird as shown in your second to last pictures.?

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May 13, 2022 15:35:35   #
UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT
 
HRoss wrote:
Very nice set. The Egret was special.


Thanks, Howard, that rookery produces many egret photo ops.

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May 13, 2022 15:37:24   #
UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT
 
Flying Three wrote:
I don't know much about birds, but is an anhinga with their webbed feet usually a perching bird as shown in your second to last pictures.?


The anhingas swim and are called "snake birds" because only their head and neck show. After swimming, however, they must perch and dry out their wings.

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May 13, 2022 17:50:12   #
Bubalola Loc: Big Apple, NY
 
UTMike wrote:
Although Hilton Head Island has wonderful wildlife photo ops, my favorite venue is Pinckney Island, the main part of the Pinckney Island National Wildlife Refuge (PINWR).* I visited the island twice during this trip. I like to arrive at sunrise when the island opens to get golden hour shots. This first visit had good points and bad. The day was overcast, so I did not get any direct early sun shots lighting the area or birds. However, the overcast allowed me to capture the bright mating colors.

These posts show the many different species on the island. I will post action sequences and BIFs later.

My favorite shooting spot is Ibis Pond, a rookery about .7 of a mile in. No vehicles are allowed, so my gear and I can make it to Ibis Pond, but you will have to rely on younger shooters for scenes of the many other ponds on the island.

Comments and suggestions are welcomed.

* Pinckney Island has a history as a plantation, Civil War Union troop camp and shooting preserve. In 1975 the islands in the present refuge were donated to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for use as a preserve.
Although Hilton Head Island has wonderful wildlife... (show quote)


Of course the Egret pictures are really spectacular, Mike! However, what is the breed of those cuties in #8&9?
Thank you.

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May 13, 2022 18:08:37   #
JimBart Loc: Western Michigan
 
All great shots Mike. Really enjoyed seeing them.
What type of equipment did you use here.

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May 13, 2022 18:59:32   #
UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT
 
Bubalola wrote:
Of course the Egret pictures are really spectacular, Mike! However, what is the breed of those cuties in #8&9?
Thank you.


Thanks, Eugene, that is an anhinga in full mating color.

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May 13, 2022 19:01:31   #
UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT
 
JimBart wrote:
All great shots Mike. Really enjoyed seeing them.
What type of equipment did you use here.


I appreciate your visit and kind words, Jim. On my bike rides I use my Sony A1 with a Zeiss 85mm f/ 1.8 lens; on Pinckney I use the A1 with a Sony 200-600 telephoto zoom.

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May 13, 2022 19:29:22   #
srfmhg Loc: Marin County, CA
 
Absolutely magnificent set Mike!

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May 13, 2022 19:37:09   #
PAR4DCR Loc: A Sunny Place
 
Great set Mike. Really like the egret images.

Don

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May 13, 2022 19:59:24   #
Bubalola Loc: Big Apple, NY
 
UTMike wrote:
Thanks, Eugene, that is an anhinga in full mating color.


Thanks, Mike!

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May 13, 2022 20:19:54   #
Steve V Loc: New Jersey
 
UTMike wrote:
Although Hilton Head Island has wonderful wildlife photo ops, my favorite venue is Pinckney Island, the main part of the Pinckney Island National Wildlife Refuge (PINWR).* I visited the island twice during this trip. I like to arrive at sunrise when the island opens to get golden hour shots. This first visit had good points and bad. The day was overcast, so I did not get any direct early sun shots lighting the area or birds. However, the overcast allowed me to capture the bright mating colors.

These posts show the many different species on the island. I will post action sequences and BIFs later.

My favorite shooting spot is Ibis Pond, a rookery about .7 of a mile in. No vehicles are allowed, so my gear and I can make it to Ibis Pond, but you will have to rely on younger shooters for scenes of the many other ponds on the island.

Comments and suggestions are welcomed.

* Pinckney Island has a history as a plantation, Civil War Union troop camp and shooting preserve. In 1975 the islands in the present refuge were donated to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for use as a preserve.
Although Hilton Head Island has wonderful wildlife... (show quote)


Great set! The egret is tremendous.

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May 13, 2022 21:23:16   #
UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT
 
srfmhg wrote:
Absolutely magnificent set Mike!


Thanks for your encouraging comment, Mark.

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