I'll Fly Away

: I'll Fly Away; Another from the Venice Rookery. We were at one of the Great American Photography Workshots where we focused on the birds of Ding Darling NWR (disappointing), Corkscrew Audubon Conservatory and the Venice Rookery. Its kind of hard to not walk away from there with a few wall hangers. This one is the main shot on my web site, www.borrowed-images.com; Created by: Dshaw.; Tools Used: Canon 20D w/100-400; Created on: February 2005; Image Views: 1,107; Average Views per Day: 1; Image Number: 12158

Comments:

Anne from USA on Mar 28, 2008 at 2:35 PM said:

Oh, please wait a minute and I will fly away with you!! How beautiful, and a revealing picture too, as it shows that the inner side of the leg is dark all the way up to where it joins the body. The outer side though is only white to a little above joint. What a great picture as it also shows another treasure - the green marking above the beak. A wonderful picture!!

WebSphinx from Chesapeake Beach, Maryland, USA on Dec 28, 2005 at 9:56 PM said:

What an incredible shot!

Alex D. from Alameda, CA on Nov 11, 2005 at 12:32 PM said:

Magnificent.

sdavis from tx on May 31, 2005 at 3:21 PM said:

Beautiful shot. I love it!

Dwain from Augusta, GA on May 31, 2005 at 9:31 AM said:

I have had several questions about the beautiful green marking. The two things that sets the Great Egreat off at breeding season is the green marking and beautiful plumage, both used to attract a mate.

Vicki (TravlynWomyn) from Outer Banks, NC on May 25, 2005 at 12:02 PM said:

This is breath-taking! Congratulations, and thank you for sharing it with us. Austin and Alandra's comments made me wonder about that green marking above the bill - is it part of the breeding coloring?

Joyce from New Jersey on May 24, 2005 at 5:29 PM said:

amazing. simply, amazing

Austin from Georgia on May 15, 2005 at 7:05 PM said:

Beautiful shot!

Great Egrets are so much prettier in their breeding plumage aren't they?

Lloyd from Maryland on May 13, 2005 at 11:48 AM said:

This is a wonderful shot,very elegant,these birds are very graceful as you captured it, Great work. Im packing my 20D right now and heading to the shore to shoot them,i hope i can capture a shot like this one.

Lloyd.

Talsi from NC on May 12, 2005 at 8:05 PM said:

Wish I had taken this shot

Alandra from southwestern BC Canada on May 12, 2005 at 4:59 PM said:

wanted to add, this is the first I'd realized there is green marking near the beak of these birds.

Alandra from southwestern BC Canada on May 12, 2005 at 4:38 PM said:

well, that answers my question, as it does seem as if you have both the D70 and 20D. Which do you prefer? That is certainly a stunning shot, wonderful.

km from TX on May 12, 2005 at 3:04 PM said:

Wow, you captured its grace and beauty perfectly. I'm still having trouble with the slow shutter speed on the digital camera. Hard to catch the action shot.

Brian from Utah on May 12, 2005 at 2:33 PM said:

Wow, that shot is simply amazing. It looks more like a painting than a photo of a bird.

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