Following The Great Blue Exit
Birds, Heron, Marsh, Swamp, Wildlife

Following The Great Blue Exit

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This is the type of series I love to catch. I don’t get the full start to finish often like this one.

The ‘tell’ for Herons and Egrets is the lean and bent knee. When I see it likely it is the start of taking flight, like this one.

Following The Great Blue Exit
Following The Great Blue Exit

Below I was focused on the bird, who was watching an Egret he had just chased. Hand holding a big lens means there isn’t a long time for me to focus and wait. It gets heavy, the lens begins to shake, and I need a rest.

Following The Great Blue Exit
Following The Great Blue Exit
Following The Great Blue Exit
Following The Great Blue Exit

My arm had not ‘fallen off’ yet so I was able to get this sequence.

Following The Great Blue Exit
Following The Great Blue Exit
Following The Great Blue Exit
Following The Great Blue Exit
Following The Great Blue Exit
Following The Great Blue Exit

And then he was quickly off across the marsh following the Great Egret.

 

14 thoughts on “Following The Great Blue Exit”

  2. I know well the challenge of holding a long lens and waiting and waiting. I have gotten used to using a monopod most of the time and it sure helps when I am watching and waiting. Nice job in capturing the exit.

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    1. I use a monopod but shots like these I just can’t follow the birds unless they are far off. I swing the monopod around like a baseball bat trying to follow…better yet mine has little round feet that get caught in the grass, gone flying more than once LOL. Thanks.

    2. You gotta use what works for you. I have a head on the monopod that tilts up and down and I pivot from side to side when trying to track a bird. The only time it’s really a problem for me is when the birds are flying directly overhead.

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