View Winner

Ultimate

NatureCoast

How close is too close

How close is too close

Snowy egret observing the humans on a pier in Dunedin, Fl. I walked closer and closer to see how close I could get. Lens was about 2 feet from bird when I gav...
Read more

Snowy egret observing the humans on a pier in Dunedin, Fl. I walked closer and closer to see how close I could get. Lens was about 2 feet from bird when I gave up. He was still sitting there when I walked away.

Read less

camera

X-H1

settings

Aperture 4/1 ISO 200 Shutter 1/1600 Focal Length 7440/100

upload_date

upload_date

Mar, 2022

Views

254

Likes

+44

Awards

Peer Award

+33

Top Choice

+2

Magnificent Capture

+2

All Star

Absolute Masterpiece

Superior Skill

Superb Composition

Top Ranks

Top 20 rank

Top 20 rank week 1

Top 20 rank

Top 10 rank week 1

Top 30 rank

Top 10 rank

Top 10 rank week 1

Top 20 rank week 2

Top 10 rank

Top 10 rank

Top 10 rank week 2

Top 20 rank week 1

Top 10 rank week 2

Top 20 rank

Top 10 rank week 1

Top 20 rank week 1

Top 10 rank week 1

Top 20 rank

Top 30 rank week 1

Categories

Very cool close up. Some birds fly up as soon as they see you whille others stay put. I wonder why?

Platinum

Sweet capture!

See all

Same photographer See all

Circle B Bar Reserve in Lakeland, Fl

Still Standing on Driftwood beach

Two to go

The common name, dandelion translates to dent-de-lion in French, and means “the lion's tooth”.Most modern admirers consider it a symbol of fi

Waterfall

In the Dade City Railroad station museum

The lone hand on the range

The fog which frequently settles in the low sections of our pasture in the winter and the sun rising over the hill and tree tops to the east makes for

White Amaryllis

Hibiscus

Artful and appropriate message for these times on the delivery doors of a large building in downtown Tampa..

For a number of years, any morning that we stopped at our local coffee shop, Jeff would be there with his bicycle and lap top. We hadn't seen hi

Jekyll and Hyde

Withlacoochee state forest, Croom tract

McKethan Lake in Hernando County, Florida

This is one on my favorite spots and roads to drive in Florida. Unusual in that it has rolling hills and open grazing land on both sides of the road.

I was walking up our hill in the pasture on a misty morning when the sun started peeking through the branches of this oak tree. The mist and clouds

We were at the barn during a typical Florida rain storm. We usually stay where we are and wait until the rain stops or lets up. One person decided th

Discover more photos See all

Strabrechtse Heide Lierop - The Netherlands by toonsmits

One of Florida's native tree frogs by KatieMcKinneyPhotography

Humpback Diving, Monterey Bay, CA by Jdmccranie

Photo by lukeedlund

I took this in Poland a couple of weeks ago by Jamie-MacArthur

Surfing Orca -British Columbia by Lpepz

Resting after eating her kill in the Serengeti, Tanzania, Africa by SJRatcliffe

Cape buffalo sharing a drink at the watering hole. by laurajane_1735

the big turtle by Ruslan_RC

Leopard mother and cub by TrekLightly

We heard him roar and started searching for him. We gave up and turned around slowly... Then we saw him lifting up his head while he started roaring a by Jolleypics

Intrigue by Francellesphotography

Photo by xeniaololo

Brown bear and cubs by Tamani

Happy aussi by FoxystylePetPhotography

Bear fighting for the spot to find salmon by Hymakar

The most cutes dog in this world -cardigan corgi Felix John Snow by 42beats

A spider waiting for its prey even in a drizzle... by bhanukiran9

It’s your time to shine! ☀️

Share photos. Enter contests to win great prizes.
Earn coins, get amazing rewards. Join for free.

Or

Already a member? Log In

By continuing, you agree to our Terms of Service, and acknowledge you've read our Privacy Policy Notice.