Photo cross posted in the Sony FE Image Thread and taken at 2:11 PM.
Looking at a Tricolored Heron.
Cropped, supported hand held out car window 200-600mm f5.6-6.3 G set to 541mm and A7rIII; silent shutter.
ISO 200, f8.0, 1/320 second.
Exposure corrected -1.08 Stops.
January 2, 2020
Along Black Point Wildlife Drive, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, FL.
Photo cross posted in the Sony FE Image Thread and taken at 8:34 AM.
Looking at 2 Fledgeling or Juvenile Tricolored Herons.
Cropped; tripod mounted 100-400mm GM set to 288mm and A7rIII camera; silent shutter.
ISO 100, f5.6, 1/50 second.
Exposure corrected +0.20 Stops.
May 11, 2019
At Gatorland, Orlando or Kissimmee, FL.
The first is a hybrid Tricolored Heron and most likely Snowy or Great Egret. It shows up at the refuge just about every year.
Looks good for Snowy Egret hybrid, the dark bill and yellow lores are distinctive Snowy Egret features, not Great Egret. Why wouldn't it be a hybrid with Little Blue Heron instead of Tricolored?
Could be, but, if I remember correctly, the discussion last year felt that the feathers at the back of the head and the territorial behavior are more like the Tricolored.
Photo cross posted in the Sony FE Image Thread and taken at 3:54 PM.
Looking at a Snowy Egret in breeding plumage in the foreground and a Wood Stork in the background. The difference in size between the birds is quite evident and a "spray" of water droplets can be seen falling from the bill of the Snowy Egret.
Cropped from the left and the right, tripod mounted 200-600mm G set to 200mm and A7rIII; silent shutter.
ISO 100, f6.3, 1/100 second.
Exposure Corrected +0.29 Stops.
January 6, 2020
At Gatorland, Orlando or Kissimmee, FL.
White-faced Ibis
Non-breeding adults look like the Glossy Ibis, with no white face lining, but the red eye and red skin in front of the eye help to ID it. Seen in Texas in December.
Photo cross posted in the Sony FE Image Thread and taken at 2:39 PM.
Looking at a Tricolored Heron and Reflection.
Cropped, tripod mounted 200-600mm f5.6-6.3 G set to 600mm and A7rIII; silent shutter.
ISO 500, f8.0, 1/2000 second.
Exposure corrected +0.69 Stops.
January 2, 2020
Along Black Point Wildlife Drive, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, FL.
Photo cross posted in the Sony FE Image Thread and taken at 9:26 AM.
Looking at 3 Nestling Great Egrets.
Cropped; tripod mounted FE 100-400mm GM set to 400mm and A7rIII, silent shutter.
ISO 100, f5.6, 1/500 second.
Exposure corrected +0.98 Stops.
