The feathers on a Reddish Egret’s head can sometimes look more like fur than feathers. The textures make this bird one of my favorites to photograph. They can be very territorial and ruffle up their feathers when another Reddish Egret comes around as shown in the first photo below. On a previous post, Lyle commented about the “mane” on these egrets, which is a good description, especially in the last photo.
Taken with Canon 1DX and Canon 500mm F4 IS II with 1.4X teleconverter mounted on Skimmer ground pod with Wimberley II gimbal head
1/1250 sec @ F10, ISO 1600, evaluative metering, +1 exposure compensation
1/1000 sec @ F10, ISO 1600, evaluative metering, +1 exposure compensation
1/1250 sec @ F10, ISO 1600, evaluative metering, +1 exposure compensation
1/1000 sec @ F10, ISO 1600, evaluative metering, +1 exposure compensation
