p.111 #1 · Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR
Yes, and that is a Cattle egret image of outstanding quality. Plus it shows nest building!
I do believe the first one you posted Will is a Snowy Egret, though the slippers are not as bright as I am used to seeing back here in the east (Everglades) and rarely here in Maine.
So I looked up the range and according to the map the Snowy does nest in the Land of Enchantment. But you would know better than I because you are there.
And maybe you already knew the first one was a Snowy. And maybe you have them nesting around your place. It has to be right over water for the Snowy. So that Snowy was taking material to its nest site.
p.111 #3 · Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR
bs kite wrote:
Yes, and that is a Cattle egret image of outstanding quality. Plus it shows nest building!
I do believe the first one you posted Will is a Snowy Egret, though the slippers are not as bright as I am used to seeing back here in the east (Everglades) and rarely here in Maine.
So I looked up the range and according to the map the Snowy does nest in the Land of Enchantment. But you would know better than I because you are there.
And maybe you already knew the first one was a Snowy. And maybe you have them nesting around your place. It has to be right over water for the Snowy. So that Snowy was taking material to its nest site.
Thanks much! Not sure as we have 1/2 a dozen varieties of egrets as well as BCNH at our local rookery
about 2 miles from my place. No standing water per se rather a rotating # of flooded pastures they feed
at. A few scouts go out 1st thing in the morning and report back on the "hot spots". Currently have ~300
mixed bag egrets and maybe a couple dozen BCNH. They keep me amused and they're good practice.
p.111 #5 · Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR
trenchmonkey wrote:
Thanks much! Not sure as we have 1/2 a dozen varieties of egrets as well as BCNH at our local rookery
about 2 miles from my place. No standing water per se rather a rotating # of flooded pastures they feed
at. A few scouts go out 1st thing in the morning and report back on the "hot spots". Currently have ~300
mixed bag egrets and maybe a couple dozen BCNH. They keep me amused and they're good practice.
You really are blessed with where you live Will. And that's an understatement.
In 2012 my daughter graduated from Southwest College in Santa Fe and I combined this with a trip to some of NM natural areas. Ran into my first tarantula in the Valley of Fire. I went to Bosque and learned a lot. I was thrilled with it and will go back. I liked to drop down from Socorro at pre-dawn. I stay right away from the areas the crowds frequent. Went back into some areas hoping to get a glimpse of a mountain lion. Nope. Saw groups of coyotes and one nice Mule buck. Lots of Snow Geese and just so much more wildlife. Next time I am going to be finding some WDB rattlers. Oh yuh.
The little I know of it is the following. You know more of this than I do. Is the following true Will: .......Bosque del Apache means "the woods of the apache". This is where the Apache nation wintered. When I learned this I cried....literally. And I still do whenever I think of what was lost.
This had to have been one of the most spectacular wilderness/wildlife regions in America's natural history. That is no exaggeration at all. They must have wintered there for the abundance. The Apache way of life is gone forever. This is all we left, but it is so exciting to us.
I hope that somehow the Rio Grande survives.
I think the USFWS does as good a job as they can in rotating those water areas. It is all man left the Rio Grande down there.
I believe you are happy with what is left of it. And that is good.
You are blessed! Have fun and take care of the priceless remaining.
If you shot this in India, there are no Snowy Egrets there. The closest relative would be the Little Egret. But the bird in this image is actually a Cattle Egret, originally an African species found in many temperate and tropical zones around the world today.
p.111 #8 · Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR
I am not familiar with the Little Egret. BTW......closest relative does not cut it this time Christian. You challenged.
"But the bird in this image is actually a Cattle Egret, originally an African species found in many temperate and tropical zones around the world today."
Please, if you challenge an ID...... then you must back it up with Diagnostic Characteristics.
Oh, never mind, because I gave the DC's in my comment. Do you see yellow slippers on the bird Christian? That's the first DC of the Snowy. Nope...got Will's post mixed up with the one you challenged on. Do you see the yellow bill and the darkish to black legs?. Those are DC's for the Great Egret. So , IF this bird was shot in North American, it is a Great Egret .
Now there are Ecological Equivalents, especially with birds in the southern hemisphere and on the same land mass. There are waterbirds in the Pantanal that look almost exactly like their EE's in NA.
Please do your homework first Christian. Be specific. Yes, the Cattle is an African native and has expanded its range. You probably picked that fact off the web. If you had depth on the subject, you would have known what Diagnostic Characteristics are.
And now you do. I encourage you to look it up. Next time you will know
p.111 #9 · Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR
bs kite wrote:
I am not familiar with the Little Egret. BTW......closest relative does not cut it this time Christian. You challenged.
"But the bird in this image is actually a Cattle Egret, originally an African species found in many temperate and tropical zones around the world today."
Please, if you challenge an ID...... then you must back it up with Diagnostic Characteristics.
Oh, never mind, because I gave the DC's in my comment. Do you see yellow slippers on the bird Christian? That's the first DC of the Snowy.
Please do your homework first Christian. Be specific. Yes, the Cattle is an African native and has expanded its range. It is also true that you just picked that fact off the web. I know. If you really had depth on the subject, you would have known what Diagnostic Characteristics are.
And now you do. Because I told you Christian. Now go ahead and look it up. Next time you will know
You see, mine comes from 40 years in the profession. No further comment.
I don't care what hemisphere it was shot in, but manojodungat's bird is a Cattle Egret.
a) The bird doesn't look like a Snowy Egret (New World) or Little Egret (Old World)
b) Size, shape, and coloring (GISS) are all consistent with Cattle Egret.
c) Great Egrets look like this insofar as they're a white bird with an orange bill. But I've never seen a Great Egret (anywhere in world; it's a global species) with hints of orange in their plumage or with a decurved bill. If you have, you'd have made a groundbreaking discovery. Perhaps a new species?
d) Great Egrets are large birds, nearly Grey Heron sized. I can see how it's just possible to confuse Cattle Egret and Snowy/Little Egret in the field, but I don't want to believe that manojodungat (or anyone else) would confuse any of these medium-sized egrets with the much larger Great Egret. (But then people tell me they confuse Cooper's and Sharp-shinned Hawks, so what do I know?)
Yes, exactly like manojodungat's bird. A medium sized heron with white/orange plumage (manojodungat's is in immature or nonbreeding adult plumage) and a decurved orange bill. One of the most common species of heron around the world. I truly fail to see why you're confused about this.
p.111 #12 · Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR
You may be right Christian. I overlooked the decurved bill. And if there is another slight color variation into the white....I sometimes do not see it.
Trying to find something that shows immature vs adult cattle. Trying to do this while juggling other things with Apple and an electric trolling motor for this loon season just now.
What I did not like about manojodugat's bird in the first place was its size. Now I am beginning to suspect that what was tricking my eye is the way the body is proportioned. It has the proportions of a cattle egret's body and not that of the Great Egret. So considering where he may have shot it, I may be wrong on this one. That would be humbling would it not? But it is good to learn....and I never get too old for that. I may be learning to not give the last word to Diagnostic Characteristics. To still be skeptic.
Then there is the looks of those breast feathers. That is not something I recall on a Great Egret (could be wrong) but I definitely recall this on a Cattle.
See what you can find (if you care to) on images of immature Cattle vs. mature Cattle...plumage. That would do it for me.
p.111 #13 · Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR
What bags are you all using with the Nikon 200-500? Don't have a large backpack to fit it, so I'm hoping for some recommendations based on your collective experience. Thanks.
p.111 #14 · Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR
darrenleow wrote:
What bags are you all using with the Nikon 200-500? Don't have a large backpack to fit it, so I'm hoping for some recommendations based on your collective experience. Thanks.
p.111 #15 · Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR
darrenleow wrote:
What bags are you all using with the Nikon 200-500? Don't have a large backpack to fit it, so I'm hoping for some recommendations based on your collective experience. Thanks.
p.111 #17 · Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR
bs kite wrote:
I like that one Charles. Inexpensive and does not have all those backpack straps. Trouble is, I keep my battery grip attached to the D500.
Like to find a case for the D500 (grip attached)/200-500....with removeable (heavy duty clips?) shoulder straps.
Another is an actual Nikon case, everyone with long lenses needs this case: Nikon-CL-L2 lens case.
p.111 #18 · Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR
Back in October 2016, I thought I would be spending more time on airliners. Hurrying with last minute plans, I went to the local camera shop and settled on the LowePro Pro Runner BP 350 AW II. But it was too expensive and did not fulfill what i thought i was looking for.
Then my plans changed, and I ended up stuck with this expensive case. So I restarted the search for a case and wondered what I would do with this thing I had bought.
But after using it all winter, I now find I like these types of cases. It is because the entire fronts open and flip out, exposing everything in one open tray and in just one layer. Visibility!!
The tedium of digging into camera cases is old and stressful for me. I'ts clutter!
With this type of case, that process is eliminated. The D500/200-500 rig is dead center and other items are tucked in (and visible!) on each side of the main rig. This often has eliminated the need to carry an extra case.
