Horicon Wildlife Refuge - Wisconsin
Nikon D850, 500mm F/5.6 PF, cropped.

Morning light

Another community affair!

Territorial dispute between these two little egrets. The agressor in this image (the one on the right) ended up being victorious.

D500, 500 f4, f/4, 1/2000, iso 220.

Little egrets by Jochen Maes

Sandhill Cranes Fall 2020 Near Crex Meadows Wisconsin

Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge Fall of 2020 D850 Nikon 200 - 500 mm lens

Hundreds of snow geese, perhaps thousands. I'm proud to say I finally was able to isolate one of them Can't wait for their return.

I don't see many Ospreys in my part of Indiana so this was a welcome sight on my walk yesterday.

An older image with my D500 and Tampon 150-600 F/6.3 at 1/5000 ISO 1000

Only half the image fits the BIF requirement but the Hawk would not budge.

Thunderbirds in flight

Just a quickie from this evening, a flying great egret. Nikon D6, 800 5.6, 1/250, ISO 6400.

AWESOME!!!

padrepaul said:

Just a quickie from this evening, a flying great egret. Nikon D6, 800 5.6, 1/250, ISO 6400.

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Great shot but Sharpen AI messed up the tip of the wing - you might want to rerun it and mask that area to avoid the artifacts.

Two great egrets fighting over the observatory of choice. It lasted a while but one eventually gave up.

FB101 said:

Two great egrets fighting over the observatory of choice. It lasted a while but one eventually gave up.


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Nice, looks like a spot worth fighting for.

Hut said:

Nice, looks like a spot worth fighting for.

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Tomorrow I am going back to see if I can get a closer spot on the other shore - I suspect that trunk is a regularly contested spot but I'll need to go late afternoon otherwise it will be completely backlit.

Not the Blue Angels but... it was a tight formation

padrepaul said:

Just a quickie from this evening, a flying great egret. Nikon D6, 800 5.6, 1/250, ISO 6400.

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Razor Sharp!

Bald Eagle with captured Hake in Discovery Islands BC
Sony A1 & FE200-600mm

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Very dramatic, nice capture.

Photos shot with d500 and 200-500

Great photos everyone!

Bonaparte's Gull (juvenile). Nikon D6; 300 pf (with 1.4 tc)