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30-JUL-2013 Vern Rogers (fotabug fotos)

Fight Or Flight!

The Great White Egrets are appearing at Delta Ponds again.
For some reason, the Great Blue Herons don't like them around. I have seen them chase egrets away.
Evidently, this egret thinks it is better to take flight than stay and face the heron.

Nikon NIKON D7100,Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-300mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR
1/640s f/5.6 at 300.0mm iso900
Lens used with Kenko 1.4x TC full exif

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Buba Jafarli03-Aug-2013 05:43
Beautiful and story-telling! V.
Frank Brault01-Aug-2013 01:15
A beautiful scene with a wonderful mood and exquiste light. V
JSB PHOTOGRAPHS31-Jul-2013 21:16
Awesome shot Vern, great title too!
Barry Ailetcher31-Jul-2013 18:46
wonderful image Vern
Milan Vogrin31-Jul-2013 13:15
Very nice!
Yvonne31-Jul-2013 11:06
Well timed shot Vern! v
Ann31-Jul-2013 09:55
Wonderful capture Vern. Two different breeds of bird in one image, great catch.
Pat Shawyer31-Jul-2013 09:06
Fabulous scene Vern !
danad31-Jul-2013 05:38
Wonderful with this light ! V.
Bea.31-Jul-2013 03:21
Looks like a "Standoff at Delta Ponds" scene.
woody3431-Jul-2013 01:42
Lovely capture of these birds,Vern...agree with Martin,this does look a great place for wildlife...V
Steve Thuman31-Jul-2013 01:33
Excellent exposure on the egret
Carl Carbone31-Jul-2013 01:28
Can't we all just get along? :-) Nice action shot.
Pepe Zyman31-Jul-2013 01:21
Nice timing
Laura Milholland30-Jul-2013 23:10
Wonderful interaction shot, Vern. How marvelous to catch them both, and in such wonderful light too.
Janice Dunn30-Jul-2013 22:53
What a lovely scene and the flight of the egret is really good Vern
Hank Vander Velde30-Jul-2013 22:42
A super well captioned image Vern.
coaster30-Jul-2013 22:39
Beautiful light and composition!
momad3004430-Jul-2013 21:54
Everything about this is perfect! The lighting is fantastic. V
Stephanie30-Jul-2013 21:54
Beautiful! Love the compo and backlighting! V
Ruth Voorhis30-Jul-2013 21:29
Just lovely, Vern. The light is gorgeous.
Walt 30-Jul-2013 21:11
Like the light thru the left wing feathers - great action
Walter Otto Koenig30-Jul-2013 20:45
Great timing. The lighting is beautiful.
mart senior30-Jul-2013 20:36
very nice capture. v
Guest 30-Jul-2013 20:11
A good choice and a great catch..v
Guest 30-Jul-2013 20:00
To much competition for its (Herons) food source...
Nice image of these birds...
Jack Hoying30-Jul-2013 19:53
It's abandoning the high ground for even higher ground!
Jay Levin30-Jul-2013 19:02
Cool to get the heron and the egret in the same image, Vern.
John Reynolds LRPS30-Jul-2013 18:10
Shame they don't get on! Great pic. V.
joseantonio30-Jul-2013 17:52
Excellent shot.V.
graham 30-Jul-2013 17:49
super shot vern
Martin Lamoon30-Jul-2013 17:37
Those ponds are a great place for wildlife. Excellent capture. v
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