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Yellow Shoes
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| Photo Information |
Copyright: Jackie Larson (jassy)
(1061) |
| Genre: Places |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2006-07-11 |
| Categories: Nature |
| Exposure: f/5.6, 1/800 seconds |
| More Photo Info: [view] |
| Map: [view] |
| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Theme(s): Bird photos [view contributor(s)] |
| Date Submitted: 2006-09-01 16:35 |
| Viewed: 316 |
| Points: 6 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
Is this an egret or a heron? I am not a birder, but since our move to Alameda on the SF Bay I am certainly seeing a lot of birds! It's time to buy a bird book.
This was taken on a manmade "beach" next to a manmade lagoon within my residential neighborhood. Alameda is interlaced with these lagoons, which help to drain the area. Being right on the Bay, the area is a wonderful habitat for waterfowl. On the day this photo was taken, our heron/egret was joined by several cormorants, a flotilla of ducks, a lone Canadian goose and my particular friend "Penelope" (a very strange bird indeed). My walks are always interesting and often very entertaining.
Technical: Sharpening and severe cropping. |
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- adores
(11905) - [2006-09-01 16:54]
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Hi Jackie!
Nice shot! I like it. Colours are nice and the bird is great. I didn't even know it existed. Thanks for giving me that chance. Seems you're not the only one who needs to learn more about birds...
- trinko
(2928) - [2006-09-01 23:11]
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nice pose by the bird.
Snowy Egret. Nice shot. :) Breeding plumes are very distinctive, as are the yellow feet on black legs in keying out this particular species, which is making quite a wonderful come-back after its veritable slaughter for its plumes during the Roaring Twenties. :)
Feather