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| African Brown Goose |
On a slow day, I went to take a walk at Columbus Park in Tucson. I wanted to take advantage of the cooler temps and see if I could spot something different.
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| Great Egret in flight |
And while I didn't have lots of new sightings, I was able to capture the "Greater" birds out in the open. Some of them were the closest I've been able to capture on camera!
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| Great Blue Heron |
Like the Great Blue Herons and Great Egrets. They walked slowly around me as I watched them eye up fishermen and their bait:)
But for the first time, I was able to spot wildlife and then spot people walking towards them. And at this point, I was able to predict their trajectory as people and dogs alike spooked the birds into flight.
And that is where I set my camera waiting with great expectation for "the" shot.
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| Great Blue Heron in flight |
It was also the perfect time of day to spot Great Egrets as the sun wasn't as strong yet to make them "glow" in the sunlight.
And so while nothing major happened, I was able to get close to some amazing birds. There's never a dull moment while birding:) More tomorrow....
And you didn't even go to Africa to see that goose. Great shots. I have to think more about expecting flight.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful images Chris, nice to be there, birdwatching.
ReplyDeleteNice set of herons! Glad you liked my "wordy" post - as you may be able to tell, I do take a bit of time on them!
ReplyDeleteCheers - Stewart M - Australia
A good tip there Chris. Sitting and waiting for birds to come to you is almost always better than chasing them. Even better if you let unaware folk do the hard work for you in sending the birds in your path. Good luck with your dad by the way - buy him a pair of bins for Xmas or his birthday.
ReplyDeleteSome beautiful and skillfull shots Chris. Herons in my experience can be illusive little buggers to get a decent shot of.
ReplyDeleteGreat shots Chris. Herons and Egrets are such lovely birds :)
ReplyDeleteLooks like an ideal spot for photographing egrets and great blue herons.
ReplyDeleteNice work Chris.
ReplyDeleteHey, there's a Groove-billed Ani over at Sweetwater Wetlands (or was yesterday). Gonna chase it this evening!?
You know me too well:) Camera is ready to go. Maybe I can get sick somehow today:)
DeleteBeautiful shots Chris!
ReplyDeletelove the herons and egrets.
ReplyDeleteI love that blue heron in flight
ReplyDeleteI'm envious of the blue heron in flight Chris, that's one of my dreams is to catch one of the big birds in flight. Excellent series of images here.
ReplyDeleteCudne zdjęcia ptaków i żółwia też oczywiście. Pozdrawiam.
ReplyDeleteonderful pictures of birds and turtles, of course. Yours.
ooooh!! awesome shots chris!! nice place to visit...and explore! i LOVE herons & egrets...but TURTLES...my totem animal...they are my all-time favorites!!
ReplyDeleteVery nice pictures of some of my favourite birds too! :)
ReplyDeleteThe last one is fantastic!
Greetings Pia in Sweden
Chris, you did get some really good shots!
ReplyDeleteWonderful images ... many thanks for sharing them.
ReplyDeleteWhat an amazing face the African Brown Goose has. Great shots of the heron and egret in flight, Chris.. I'm green with envy.
ReplyDeleteGreat photos of all those bigger birds. I need to do lots more work on my in-flight photos :-(
ReplyDeleteGreat shots! I love your heron and egret photos!
ReplyDeleteSounds like you were in the zone. Love the egret shots
ReplyDeleteExcellent shots!
ReplyDeleteI'm so jealous of that marvellous 'in flight' shot!! And I wonder if our Great Egret is the same as yours? The OZ birding folks generally change the name if it's the same as a different species elsewhere ... I shall check it out!!
ReplyDeleteGreat series!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.
ReplyDeleteWow these are incredible -- we spent a couple of winters in Tucson and I never saw that many water birds. Bill always said he would have stayed in Tucson more except that there wasn't any water (so that's why we go to Florida now in the winter. We like it, but Tucson would be so much closer and easier to get to from Oregon!).
ReplyDeleteYour flight shot is great and I am envious...Thank you.
These are very nice, and I enjoyed my visit. Happy weekend~
ReplyDeleteSuper shots of the heron and egrets Chris! The in flight shot of the Great Blue Heron is great!
ReplyDeleteTerrific shots! Who would of thought these images of water birds came from Tucson? Nice idea on predicting human and bird behavior.
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