Boids of Mississippi

[intheflow]

Is it a heron or an egret or a crane? I dunno, too far away for me to make a positive I.D.


It wasn't until after I took this shot that I realized it was two different pair of birds flying in what seemed to be a mini-flock. But there are two pelicans and two herons. As a bonus, also noticed only after I downloaded the photo onto my laptop, there's a loon floating in the water.


I'm pretty sure this is some kind of heron. I don't know why I like this shot so much, but it's my current desktop.


Here's another example of how boids of a feather don't always flock together. So we've got a pelican and a heron, but what the heck is that little white boid?


A real, live blueboid of happiness! (Although in truth, this boid was not happy I was playing paparazzi with it.)


Roosting egrets!


I'm not sure what kind of boid this is, but it's got to be one of the coolest photos I've ever taken!

[Blue_In_AK]

1. Really great shots

That last one is fabulous.

[Boo_Radley]

2. Nice shots

Is it a heron or an egret or a crane? I dunno, too far away for me to make a positive I.D.

I'm pretty sure it's an egret.

I'm pretty sure this is some kind of heron.

Great blue heron, I think.

but what the heck is that little white boid?

I think it's just a Seagull. Terrible little monsters.

I'm not sure what kind of boid this is, but it's got to be one of the coolest photos I've ever taken!

Wow. I mean, WOW. Nice shot.

[intheflow]

3. Someone in the birders' group thought the small white bird was

a snowy egret. And they said the first shot was a heron. But on that, I tend to agree with you, I think the first shot is an egret, too, based on nothing but sheer intuition. :) They thought the last shot might be a warbler, but also thought it was a cool shot. I got the stop action by cheating and using the "action" setting on my camera. A million photos and only one I could use!

[NV Whino]

4. The first shot is an egret

The last shot is fabulous!

[qanda]

5. I love, love, love that last shot

Although all of them are great.

[CC]

6. All these pics are

great. Love the last one but I also love the 3rd one so can see why it is your desktop right now. Love the balance and geometry in it.

[intheflow]

7. I made usedtobesick go back to the car

to get the telephoto lens for that shot. I could see it was going to be a great picture, but my regular lens made it look like the bird was just an extension of the pole. :)