Great Egret In Trees

Posted on July 25, 2022

We were coming back home from the grocery store and were going through the gated entrance for our condo community. I noticed this Great Egret in the trees above the small pond by our back entrance. I had my Canon 7D with me so after I entered through the gate I parked and walked back through the gate to take a few images of the Egret. The Featured Image was taken with a 300mm lens with a 1.4X teleconverter. I wanted to get a wider view to show more of the surrounding scene so I shot a 5 image Panorama to get what I wanted for the pano. I first shot top left, then top right, then bottom left, then bottom right. I finished my series by shooting the center just to make sure I had enough images for the pano and everything lines up correctly. I have found that having that center image helps the blending of the image.

Great Egret & Canada Geese Friends, 5 Image Panorama, Canon 7D, 300mm f/4 lens, Canon 7D

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Canada Geese Panoramas Along Brigantine Wildlife Drive

Posted on January 9, 2021

Some additional images from our trip to the Brigantine Division of the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge in Oceanville NJ. The main attraction here is the Wildlife Drive that circles around the main visitor areas. It is about 8 miles long, one way, circling the main active viewing areas. In the early Spring there are multiple Osprey platforms along the Drive for watching Ospreys building nests and see them feeding their young. They also have multiple trails for exploring and a Visitor Center.

Canada Geese Sleeping , 3 Image Panorama, 150-600mm lens @ 500mm, handheld

Sleeping Canada Geese, Single Image from panorama to show detail, Tamron 150-600mm @ 600mm, Canon 1D mkIV

Canada Geese Waking Up After Nap, 7 Image Panorama, Tamron 150-600mm @ 600mm, Canon 1D mkIV

Canada Geese, 7 image Panorama, Tamron 150-600mm @ 375mm, Canon 1D mkIV

Canada Geese Closer Up, 3 image panorama, 600mm

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Birds Of A Feather Not Flocking Together

Posted on March 4, 2019

While I was photographing the Snow Geese I noticed this group of birds in the foreground. I thought it was an interesting combination with the Canada Geese, a pair of Ducks and the lone Gull. The other 4 were asleep and it looked like the Gull was keeping watch over them.

Category: Birds, birdscapes, Blog, Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, Favorite Locations, Nature Still Lifes Tagged: American Black Ducks, Brigantine Division, Brigantine Landscape, Canada Geese, canon 400mm f/4 DO, canon R, Canon Series III 1.4X Teleconverter, Edwin B Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, Ring-billed Gull, Sleeping Birds

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Canada Geese On Thin Ice

Posted on February 27, 2018

Along the Wildlife Drive at the Edwin B Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, I noticed these Canada Geese near the entrance. They were standing and sitting on thin sections of ice. The cold did not seem to bother them. They stayed fairly quiet until later when the sun came out more and the ice started melting and they started moving about.

Category: Birds, Blog, Brigantine NWR, Oceanville NJ, Favorite Locations, Wildlife Tagged: Brigantine Division, Canada Geese, Canada Goose, canon 400mm f/4 DO, canon MkIII 1.4x teleconverter, Edwin B Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge

Canada Geese Landing

Posted on December 28, 2015

While I was photographing various ducks passing by me, I saw this small tight group of Canada Geese coming in for a landing. I liked the warm background color and the tight grouping of the geese along with the reflections in the water. So I shot a few images but liked this one the best. Usually I ignore the Canada Geese but was glad I shot a series on these. Next I want to practice panning along with them, just have to wait for more geese to come by.