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Great White Egret

Egretta alba

Description:

Two Egrets resting on a log in the shallow Humboldt Bay.

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10 Comments

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 12 years ago

Too Romantic picture, very cool,

Ariana
Ariana 12 years ago

Beautiful and serene picture! Well done Andy!

andyarct
andyarct 12 years ago

I kept hoping they'd touch beaks so their heads & necks would make a heart shape!!

windmustache
windmustache 12 years ago

Wonderful shot!

MickGrant
MickGrant 12 years ago

Great picture anyway!

andyarct
andyarct 12 years ago

Actually, MickGrant, I don't have a close enough shot to make cropping feasible. This shot was taken with a zoom lens at about 35x....cropping out something that small wouldn;t look very good. (the original is a 4320x3240 .jpg,, so I'd be making it look fuzzier if I cropped it. I'm fine with it as it is.

andyarct
andyarct 12 years ago

I see what you mean Mick, but I really like this one 'as is'...I'll upload anther one for you.

MickGrant
MickGrant 12 years ago

Andyarct (your photo) you could get the bird detail closer by cropping (retaining the shadow in the water) Only a suggestion; its a beautiful arrangement.

andyarct
andyarct 12 years ago

Where do you mean?

MickGrant
MickGrant 12 years ago

Nice - suggest crop with the shadow!

andyarct
Spotted by
andyarct

Arcata, California, USA

Spotted on May 15, 2011
Submitted on Sep 15, 2011

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