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04-Jul-2021

The thrilling egret

We didn’t see too many birds at the gardens, although we could certainly hear them. But we did see this egret in flight, then suddenly he landed and posed for a while. I was thrilled!

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We haven't been to the aquatic gardens for a year due to the pandemic so decided to pay a visit in advance of their very popular (meaning very crowded) Lotus and Water Lily Festival, which takes place next weekend. It was nice to walk around the grounds once again, although we might have been a bit early for some of the flowers.

Best to view in "Original" because other versions resized by PBase are decidedly
unsharp.

‘No soliciting – see dog for details,’ posted earlier:

Nikon Z 7 ,Nikkor AF-S 300/4E PF ED VR with FTZ adapter
1/640s f/5.6 at 300.0mm iso500 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto
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Zoltán Balogh23-Jul-2021 08:52
Magical photograph! V
LynnH09-Jul-2021 16:39
Yes, thrilling to capture such a graceful looking egret. Nice work on the exposure for white feathers. V
Dwight Rankine09-Jul-2021 11:53
Well caught and beautiful! BV
Julie Oldfield08-Jul-2021 23:01
He (she) looks so regal sitting up there. So graceful. V
Don Mottershead08-Jul-2021 22:36
Wonderful photo, and wonderful to have this place in the city. V
janescottcumming08-Jul-2021 21:28
Such elegant looking birds. V
Nestor Derkach08-Jul-2021 17:53
This Egret probably spotted you and the camera stopped and knew you would introduce him to the folks at pbase.
Nice perched pose and good resolution.
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larose forest photos08-Jul-2021 17:33
Wow! What a great sight and shot. He must have decided to pose just for you so you could get this fabulous shot. VV
Raymond08-Jul-2021 16:53
Great shot
Pierre Martin08-Jul-2021 16:44
beautiful capture and exposure, great detailed white!
Industrial Heritage08-Jul-2021 15:19
He looks great high up in that tree.
Dennis Hoyne08-Jul-2021 14:58
A lovely shot of this beautiful bird!
pkocinski08-Jul-2021 12:32
Nice.
Milan Vogrin08-Jul-2021 09:23
Very nice image. V
Philip P08-Jul-2021 08:42
Beautiful capture!!
John Reynolds LRPS08-Jul-2021 05:42
Excellent, the egret really stands out. V.
joseantonio08-Jul-2021 03:31
lovely and elegant pose.V.
globalgadabout08-Jul-2021 02:29
seems your visit was well worth it...a sweet image..
Hank Vander Velde08-Jul-2021 02:13
Excellent sharp and well exposed image Helen.
Charlene Ambrose08-Jul-2021 00:58
Beautiful image of this Egret. How nice he stopped to pose! V
Kevin D Warren08-Jul-2021 00:55
A thrill indeed. Beautifully shown clinging to the branch.
Isabel Cutler08-Jul-2021 00:09
How exciting. Beautiful capture!