Wings Outstretched | FL

9 November 2017
Wings Outstretched Ardeidae Ardea alba Great Egret St Marks National Wildlife Refuge Walkulla County Florida

Great Egret – St Marks National Wildlife Refuge

A Great Egret Ardea alba glides above the water with Wings Outstretched near dusk in St Marks National Wildlife Refuge, Walkulla County, Florida. "Great Egrets fly slowly but powerfully: with just two wingbeats per second their cruising speed is around 25 miles an hour."1

1 Great Egret. Identification, All About Birds – Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Web. 09 Apr. 2017.

camera: Nikon D3 | lens: AF Nikkor VR 400mm f/2.8G IF-ED
focal length: 400mm | exposure: f/5 – 1/3200th second – ISO 500

Posted on: 9 November 2017