Birds Eyes And Butterflies

The picture of this Great Egret in flight was taken at the Oceanside Marine Study area. The picture of this Great Egret in flight was taken with the CANON EOS 7D and the CANON 100-400 lens and the CANON 580EXII flash.
The Great Egret is the symbol of the National Audubon Society, one of the oldest environmental organizations in North America. Audubon was founded to protect birds from being killed for their feathers.

The picture of this Great Egret was taken at the Oceanside Marine Study Area in Hempstead New York.
The picture of this Great Egret was taken with the CANON EOS 7D and the CANON 100-400 lens and the CANON 580EXII flash

The picture of this Green Heron was taken at the Oceanside Nature Study Area in New York. The picture of this Green Heron was taken with the CANON EOS7D and the CANON 100-400 lens and the CANON 580EXII flash.
I don’t remember seeing a Green Heron perched like this. It is usually close to the ground in a skulking posture.

The picture of this juvenile Barn Swallow was taken at the Oceanside Marine Study Center in New York. The picture of this Barn Swallow was taken with the CANON EOS7D and the CANON 100-400mm lens and the CANON 580EXII flash.

The picture of this pair of Clapper Rails was taken at the Oceanside Nature Center in Hempstead New York. The picture of this pair of Clapper Rails was taken with the CANON EOS7D and the CANON 100-400mm lens and the CANON 580EXII flash.

I was pleased to be able to get a picture of a pair of rails considering how difficult it is to get a picture of this very shy bird.

The picture of this Willet was taken at the Oceanside Marine Study Area in Oceanside, New York.
The picture of this Willet was taken with the CANON EOS7D and the CANON 100-400mm lens and the CANON 580EXII flash.

The picture of this Yellow-crowned Night-heron was taken at the Oceanside Marine Study Area. The picture of this Yellow-crowned Night-Heron was taken with the CANON EOS7D and the CANON 100-400mm lens and the CANON 580EXII flash.

The picture of this Yellow-crowned Night-heron was taken at the at Oceanside Marine Study Area. The picture of this Yellow-crowned Night-Heron was taken with the CANON EOS7D and the CANON 100-400mm lens and the CANON 580EXII flash.

The picture of this Willow Flycatcher was taken at the Oceanside Nature Center. The picture of this Willow Flychatcher was taken with the CANON EOS7D and the CANON 100-400mm lens and the CANON 580EXII flash.

I felt like a flycatcher or more precisely a gnatcatcher yesterday at this marsh. There were so many gnats.

The picture of this Seaside Sparrow was taken at the Oceanside Marine Center. The picture of this Seaside Sparrow was taken with the CANON EOS7D and the CANON 100-400mm lens and the CANON 580EXII flash.