Comment from memephotos
info interesting
action great .
looks like hes running on water .like the little splashes you have captured neat feet .
detail,focus,colours. light all good .nice work thanks

 Comment Written 21-Jan-2017

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reply by the author on 21-Jan-2017

thanks a lot meme

reply by memephotos on 22-Jan-2017

your welcome

Comment from soulfeeder
Lovely ! Perfect timing catching this wingspan. Lines of the wings, and ripples of the water are well-defined. Great exposure, showing natural colors. A refreshing wildlife scene.

 Comment Written 21-Jan-2017

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reply by the author on 21-Jan-2017

thanks a lot

Comment from Mama Mia1
This is some wing span. I never realized that they used these to ward off the glare on the water. It is fascinating to watch them in action. We have many egrets here in Florida, but mostly white ones. This is very different.

 Comment Written 21-Jan-2017

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reply by the author on 21-Jan-2017

many thanks MM

Comment from eileen0204
ha! would loved to have seen his face, but, what great stop action in the wings. Nicely done with some great blue stuff swirling around him :)

Go, Fred!

 Comment Written 20-Jan-2017

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reply by the author on 21-Jan-2017

many thanks Eileen;
did you see the singing crows, as you indicated?

Comment from GaliaG
excellent capture of the ripples and the light on the water and if the bird was not giving me it's back this could be an excelellent shot

good colors and tones

thanks for sharing

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 Comment Written 20-Jan-2017

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reply by the author on 20-Jan-2017

toda rabaI

Comment from seshadri_sreenivasan
This is a wonderful shot of the bird! Great timing! You have framed it well. Light and sharpness are very effective in in creating a lovely capture. Thanks for sharing!

 Comment Written 20-Jan-2017

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reply by the author on 20-Jan-2017

many thanks sesha

Comment from Zilyram
Nice view of the open wingspan of this reddish egret. Well composed with good focus and color and lighting are well handled. :) Mary

 Comment Written 20-Jan-2017

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reply by the author on 20-Jan-2017

thanks a lot

Comment from Sange
It's a nice Capture of those wings up for shading Fred. You handled the bright sun well enough but you do have over exposure on the wing we see on the left in a small area.
Here is where full manual settings along with white balance would avoid this.
But due to the rarity of this bird being seen and Photographed I give full marks.
Nice Capture of bird I love and hope to find on our next trip North where we found the Juvenile.

 Comment Written 19-Jan-2017

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reply by the author on 20-Jan-2017

thanks a lot Sandra for your encouraging comments;
unfortunately, my last pic of this reddish egret;

Comment from Gail Ross
Beautiful capture. I love the elegant arc of the wings. Again, your focus is so good you can see the rocks under the water. To me it looks like the bird is walking on water. Great job.

 Comment Written 19-Jan-2017

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reply by the author on 20-Jan-2017

thanks again

Comment from momentsofjoy7351
What an absolutely wonderful shot. I love the detail over this egrets wings AND the capture of the water movement! Great focus. The colors over the frame are wonderfully natural and the lighting grandly played. Thanks so much for sharing.

 Comment Written 19-Jan-2017

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reply by the author on 20-Jan-2017

thanks a lot again