A few of the birds from Gatorland...

Last Thursday Dottie and I were at the rookery at Gatorland in Orlando, Florida in the early morning. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.

Cormorant

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Nikon D7000, Nikon 80-400mm F/4.5-5.6 VRII AF-S ED shot at 290mm (435mm FFE), 1/250 F/7.1, Matrix Metering 0 EV ISO 720, captured with the camera on a monopod braced against a railing on the tower, Post processed in Lightroom 5 and Photoshop Elements 10

Tri-colored Heron

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Nikon D7000, Nikon 80-400mm F/4.5-5.6 VRII AF-S ED shot at 280mm (420mm FFE), 1/1000 F/5.6, Matrix Metering 0 EV ISO 220, captured with the camera on a monopod, Post processed in Lightroom 5 and Photoshop Elements 10

Cattle Egret

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Nikon D7000, Nikon 80-400mm F/4.5-5.6 VRII AF-S ED shot at 400mm (600mm FFE), 1/1000 F/5.6, Matrix Metering 0 EV ISO 180, captured with the camera on a monopod, Post processed in Lightroom 5 and Photoshop Elements 10

Great Egret

http://i57.tinypic.com/2lmnf47.jpg

Nikon D7000, Nikon 80-400mm F/4.5-5.6 VRII AF-S ED shot at 400mm (600mm FFE), 1/500 F/5.6, Matrix Metering 0 EV ISO 1600, captured with the camera on a monopod, Post processed in Lightroom 5 and Photoshop Elements 10

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Nikon D7000, Nikon 80-400mm F/4.5-5.6 VRII AF-S ED shot at 260mm (390mm FFE), 1/1000 F/5.6, Matrix Metering 0 EV ISO 360, captured with the camera on a monopod, Post processed in Lightroom 5 and Photoshop Elements 10

http://i62.tinypic.com/az8a2o.jpg

Nikon D7000, Nikon 80-400mm F/4.5-5.6 VRII AF-S ED shot at 300mm (450mm FFE), 1/1000 F/5.6, Matrix Metering - 1/3 EV ISO 160, captured with the camera on a monopod, Post processed in Lightroom 5 and Photoshop Elements 10

What a beautiful series, Joe, just gorgeous. My favorite all-time Cormorant shot - great job.

Lovely birds, and well captured! Nice work! My favorite is the last one... It looks like the Egret is trying to hide a smile. :) You've captured the detail in the white feathers very well, at least to my minimally educated eye. :)

I don't know how your photos could get much better, I think they are all really well done. The colors of the birds are fascinating and it's a real pleasure to view your work. Great job!

Nice series.

Joe, absolutely amazing shots; I love all of them!

More stunners Joe. If I need to choose it's 1 and 3 for me.

+1 to David (Texas Dave):)

I was just about to post some pics of a Stock Dove, but looking at these I am thinking "How could I match that!"

Wonderful pics.

John

As always Joe, another wonderful series, thanks for sharing:)

An awesome set of portraits, Joe. Incredible detail. Your work is always top notch and that new lens really let you up your game to another level. Nicely done.

A stunning set but the last one is really exceptional in my books :)

Wonderful set Joe, as we have come to expect. Such an inspiration to me to be able to see what that lens can achieve and the settings you are using.

I will not even try to pick a favourite from these, it would be unfair on those not chosen:)

Another inspiring set of images! My favourite is the last Egret for the exquisite artistry of the image.

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What a beautiful series, Joe, just gorgeous. My favorite all-time Cormorant shot - great job.

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Thanks Mark, very much appreciated.

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Lovely birds, and well captured! Nice work! My favorite is the last one... It looks like the Egret is trying to hide a smile. :) You've captured the detail in the white feathers very well, at least to my minimally educated eye. :)

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Hello Kristy, thank you for viewing and commenting, very much appreciated.

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Originally Posted by Texas Dave

I don't know how your photos could get much better, I think they are all really well done. The colors of the birds are fascinating and it's a real pleasure to view your work. Great job!

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Hey Dave, thank you for viewing and commenting. I appreciate it very much.

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Originally Posted by Shadowman

Nice series.

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Thanks John, very much appreciated.

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Originally Posted by csa mt

Joe, absolutely amazing shots; I love all of them!

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Hello Carol, thank you for viewing and commenting, very much appreciated.

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Originally Posted by John 2

More stunners Joe. If I need to choose it's 1 and 3 for me.

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Thank you John, very much appreciated.