Obviously, it was expecting to be photographed and was probably wondering why it was taking you so long to get your camera.... :-)>
Good shot - I think you're right about it being a Great Egret. The kink in the neck always makes me think that the last fish didn't go down all that well! We get them here as well (different subspecies). Cheers Brian ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ On Sat, 30 Aug 2008 23:22:59 -0400, "Paul Stenquist" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > > I would guess this is a Great Egret, but I'm no expert. In any case, > I spotted him perched in a tree next the trickle of the Rouge River > that spills over the dam of one of the lakes in Bloomfield Hills, > Michigan. A heron was standing near him in the water. But I was on my > way to the bank and didn't have a camera. Gee, I ought to go home for > the camera, I thought. But no. Figured they'e both be gone. Finished > some of my estate executort business at the bank and realized I was > missing one of the four checkbooks I needed. So I drove back home for > the checkbook. The heron was gone, but the egret was still there. So > I picked up the K20D, A 400/5.6, 540 flash and Xtender along with the > checkbook. On my way back, much to my surprise, the egret was still > sitting on the same branch where I had first spied him. So I parked > the car, crept up to within about 50 feet and clicked off a few > shots. Not great light, but I worked on it a bit in conversion. And > here it is. > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7768636. > -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - And now for something completely differentÂ… -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
