First BIF post: My first attempt at a BIF shoot. Pretty pleased w the way it turned out but I still have a long way to go! Anyone can ID this Egret... Black legs = great egret? D610 AF...

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First BIF post

May 25, 2018 21:45:08 #

enygy Loc: LI, NY

My first attempt at a BIF shoot. Pretty pleased w the way it turned out but I still have a long way to go!

Anyone can ID this Egret...
Black legs = great egret?

D610
AF F/2.8D 80-200 @200mm F/5
1/1600
ISO 560 auto
No PP

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May 25, 2018 22:04:25 #

robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

Black legs and feet-orange/yellow bill = Great Egret. If the feet were yellow and the bill black or mixed it would be a Snowy.

May 25, 2018 22:21:15 #

BudsOwl Loc: Upstate NY and New England

robertjerl wrote:

Black legs and feet-orange/yellow bill = Great Egret. If the feet were yellow and the bill black or mixed it would be a Snowy.

I agree. Plus the Snowy is about 12 inches smaller.
Keep up shooting those birds.
Bud

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May 25, 2018 22:38:36 #

kpmac Loc: Ragley, La

Keep at it, it takes lots of practice. Nice start.

May 26, 2018 13:21:23 #

UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT

Great capture! The two together set it apart.

May 26, 2018 13:36:24 #

enygy Loc: LI, NY

Thanks for the comment. I appreciate the simple and easy way to distinguish between them!

robertjerl wrote:

Black legs and feet-orange/yellow bill = Great Egret. If the feet were yellow and the bill black or mixed it would be a Snowy.

May 26, 2018 13:37:18 #

enygy Loc: LI, NY

Thanks Bud!
These guys are bigger than I thought then ;-)
They don't seem so big when they are 300 feet away!

WF2B wrote:

I agree. Plus the Snowy is about 12 inches smaller.
Keep up shooting those birds.
Bud

May 26, 2018 13:37:42 #

enygy Loc: LI, NY

Thanks kpmac, I appreciate the comment.

kpmac wrote:

Keep at it, it takes lots of practice. Nice start.

May 26, 2018 13:38:41 #

enygy Loc: LI, NY

Thanks Mike, you are right, I wouldn't have posted it if the moon hadn't been in the image!
I appreciate your comment.

UTMike wrote:

Great capture! The two together set it apart.

May 26, 2018 13:44:39 #

woodworkerman Loc: PA to FL

And I thought it was the cow that jumped over the moon. ;-)

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