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Close Up Of A Great Egret - 09-26-2011, 09:42 AM

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09-26-2011, 06:53 PM


Great shots Sandy. He must have been really close. Very cool backgound on the first one.

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Great shots Sandy. He must have been really close. Very cool backgound on the first one.
About 10 feet. I told him I had sardines.

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09-26-2011, 08:17 PM


All great shots. I love that green background in a couple of them.
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09-26-2011, 10:10 PM


Love the close-ups with that background Sandy.
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09-26-2011, 10:18 PM


Nice job on these - I really like the detail in the feathers!

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09-27-2011, 08:29 AM


Thanks all. White birds are my biggest challenge. I'm really happy with these.

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Great work Sandy!!

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09-27-2011, 08:57 AM


Those look great, looks like you are trying to become a NG photographer!!!

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Those look great, looks like you are trying to become a NG photographer!!!
Nope not yet!

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09-28-2011, 02:53 AM


I had a patient one once; never got anything this nice out of it. : )

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09-28-2011, 11:29 PM


Dang, Sandy! I'm gonna' start calling you the "Bird Whisperer", you keep getting this close to all the pelicans, and now a egret, too! Great job.

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10-02-2011, 07:24 AM


the first one has very nice background and feather details
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