I went to the Pepsi Headquarters in Purchase, New York early June. It was a lazy afternoon and there were much of a catch. At about 4:30, the sun started to go down and we were walking back to our car. I spotted this egret on the far side of the pond. He was picking small fish from the pond on the side. But I was far away from the pond and the sun was behind me. I wanted to be on the other side of the pond where the sun would be back lighting the bird. But it was a long walk and I didn't want to scare him away. So I took the long route walking around and I made it to the other side behind a big tree. I had enough time to change my lens and fired off a few practice shots. Then this wonderful creature just took off when I was perfectly ready.
The following egret was from our mini getaway weekend to Florida new St. Petersburg. I spotted him standing on a tree branch. I knew he was going to fly away, sooner or later. I sat and held my camera to my eyes waiting. You don't know how heavy a camera can get when you are still for 10 minutes. But my patience paid off and I got these two shots.
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