Great Egret leaving the marsh, rather sudden.

I missed half the shots here. Before taking off the bird was sitting, giving no indication of a take off. There are almost always signals, movements, to alert you to a flight. I must have missed them.

when the bird first took off I had my meter reading for a white stationary bird, lucky just enough time to flip to a general exposure setting for the last few images

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Egret, Exit Stage Right – Click To Enlarge

Egret, Exit Stage Right – Click To Enlarge

Egret, Exit Stage Right – Click To Enlarge