“See Ya Later Gang!”

Yesterday afternoon, an egret takes off in flight leaving his ibis, pelican, and other egret friends behind.

He also had a passing comment as he left the scene which I’m sure was a pleasant goodbye. 🙂

24 thoughts on ““See Ya Later Gang!””

Patrizia M. on January 10, 2015 at 6:36 pm said:

Chissà cosa ha detto agli altri mentre se ne andava 🙂
Bellissimi scatti, fantastici!
Ciao, Pat

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- Phil Lanoue on January 10, 2015 at 11:29 pm said:
  
  Sono felice ti è piaciuto vedere queste foto! Grazie Pat!
  
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anotherday2paradise on January 10, 2015 at 7:50 pm said:

Fabulous shots, Phil, and yes, I swear I saw his ‘lips’ move. 🙂

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- Phil Lanoue on January 10, 2015 at 11:24 pm said:
  
  I saw the same thing! Such a talented bird. 🙂
  
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vedaeddy on January 10, 2015 at 8:26 pm said:

Phil what size lens do you use? Your photos are always so sharp you must not crop.

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- Phil Lanoue on January 10, 2015 at 11:25 pm said:
  
  I almost always use a Canon 300 f4 with a 1.4 extender attached which makes it a 420. These are close to full frame, just a very slight crop. Thanks much for looking.
  
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donna213 on January 10, 2015 at 9:05 pm said:

Beautiful bird and most beautiful photos, Phil. I bet he was asking if his old friend Spoony was around.

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- Phil Lanoue on January 10, 2015 at 11:27 pm said:
  
  It’s so funny you mention the spoonies. I have been missing them and was thinking about doing a post with photos of some of them from this past summer. 🙂
  
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Rob Weir on January 10, 2015 at 10:34 pm said:

very nice capture

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- Phil Lanoue on January 10, 2015 at 11:27 pm said:
  
  Thanks so much for looking and commenting and glad you liked these,
  
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Rexlin Victor on January 11, 2015 at 9:35 am said:

🙂 Awesome!!!

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- Phil Lanoue on January 12, 2015 at 8:20 pm said:
  
  Thanks for checking them out!
  
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Bella Remy Photography on January 11, 2015 at 11:33 am said:

See ya ! I’m off to better fishing grounds. Ah, life at the marsh How I miss it so. Hope all is well with you Phil.

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- Phil Lanoue on January 12, 2015 at 8:21 pm said:
  
  Things going pretty well here, thanks for checking in and glad you liked these pics!
  
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Lyle Krahn on January 11, 2015 at 6:47 pm said:

Now you are turning into a bird whisperer!

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- Phil Lanoue on January 12, 2015 at 8:23 pm said:
  
  Maybe I should try whispering. When I yell at them to try to get one to do something it hardly ever works. They rarely seem interested in taking direction.
  
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foxleylady on January 11, 2015 at 7:50 pm said:

Such graceful birds!

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- Phil Lanoue on January 12, 2015 at 8:23 pm said:
  
  Gotta love a big white bird!
  
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Charlie@Seattle Trekker on January 11, 2015 at 10:46 pm said:

Those are such truly special shots…I do love the grace of their flight.

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- Phil Lanoue on January 12, 2015 at 8:23 pm said:
  
  Glad you like them Charlie, they are fun.
  
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Birder's Journey on January 11, 2015 at 11:01 pm said:

Love this!! Super light, too~!

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- Phil Lanoue on January 12, 2015 at 8:24 pm said:
  
  I appreciate you checking these out, thanks much!
  
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Linda on January 12, 2015 at 9:59 am said:

Beautiful Birds, such graceful flights, miss those, but may be coming South again to live, cant take this cold and snow, I feel as if Im in Greenland, (Central NY, wherever that is) and the nature here is not what I expected for the backwoods at all…where have they all gone???? Anyway, beautiful nature and country where you are and fantastic for photography, there is is only so much you can take of snow…both with photography, mentally, physically and spiritually….keep on doing the great photography and nature your both great at….:-)))))

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- Phil Lanoue on January 12, 2015 at 8:26 pm said:
  
  I can remember the day well when I used to live up north I was out yet again shoveling out from a huge snowstorm and I told my neighbor I had it. I was done. Don’t think he believed me until I was actually gone, but I was truly done.
  About the only wildlife I would have up there to photograph was pigeons. 🙂
  
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