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Little egret


Little egret
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Copyright: Zeno Swijtink (Zeno) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 451 W: 0 N: 975] (8383)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-05-02
Categories: Birds
Camera: Nikon D80, Tamron 200-500 mm.
Exposure: f/8, 1/400 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-06-12 1:16
Viewed: 372
Points: 8
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
The adult Little Egret is 55–65 cm long with an 88–106 cm wingspan. It weighs 350–550 grams. Its plumage is all white. It has long black legs with yellow feet and a slim black bill. In the breeding season, the adult has two long nape plumes and gauzy plumes on the back and breast. The bare skin between the bill and eyes becomes red or blue. Juveniles are similar to non-breeding adults but have duller legs and feet. The subspecies garzetta has yellow feet and a bare patch of grey-green skin between the bill and eyes, whereas nigripes has yellow skin between the bill and eye and blackish feet.

Little Egrets are mostly silent but make various croaking and bubbling calls at their breeding colonies and produce a harsh alarm call when disturbed.
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  • zetu Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 645 W: 15 N: 1577] (6149)
  • [2009-06-12 1:26]

Hello Zeno
Wonderful picture about the egret. Excellent details and natural colors.
Regards
Razvan

Good picture, the colors and the BG are very good but the white on the egret looks bleached out without details on me monitor i may be wrong, usually what happens when the BG is dark is the camera gets tricked and over exposes so it's better to underexpose by 1/2 stop in such situations

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  • cris Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 16 W: 2 N: 30] (625)
  • [2009-06-12 3:59]

Beautiful as a princess.

TFS
Cris

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  • joey Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2001 W: 226 N: 6845] (24727)
  • [2009-06-12 14:28]

Hi Zeno,
A superb shot of this Egret.
Very sharp and crisp.
Excellent exposure of the whites.
Brilliant composition as well.

Very good work!

Joe

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