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Egret and chicks

Egret and chicks

Cattle Egret and its chicks nest in a bamboo area on an island in the middle of a lake. This picture is cropped in as I had to use a 500mm with a 1.4 TC ( 700 ...
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Cattle Egret and its chicks nest in a bamboo area on an island in the middle of a lake. This picture is cropped in as I had to use a 500mm with a 1.4 TC ( 700 mm) in order to not disturb them.
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NIKON Z 9

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Aperture 560/100 ISO 3200 Shutter 10/6400 Focal Length 5000/10

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Apr, 2023

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Lovely capture, Mark! I love to see these Cattle Egrets but their nests have been hidden deep in the cat tails and reeds making an amazing shot like this! Wow!

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Perfect capture!

WOW!

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Aww...what a wonderful capture of a family moment! 😊 Amazing capture!

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