Cattle Egrets - Jefferson Island, LA

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This is a subset of the photos in my Cattle Egret Lightroom folder that survived my recent culling and reworking efforts. The Nikon D500 camera was used to capture this group of images.

Nikon D500 with 500mm f/4 lens & 1.4x tc, 1/2000 sec at f/7.1, ISO 320
All the photos in this post were taken at Rip’s Rookery at Jefferson Island in Iberia Parish, Louisiana in May 2016.

Nikon D500 with 500mm f/4 lens & 1.4x tc, 1/2000 sec at f/7.1, ISO 720

Nikon D500 with 300mm f/4 lens & 1.4x tc, 1/3200 sec at f/6.3, ISO 1250

Nikon D500 with 300mm f/4 lens & 1.4x tc, 1/4000 sec at f/7.1, ISO 400

Nikon D500 with 300mm f/4 lens & 1.4x tc, 1/4000 sec at f/7.1, ISO 400

Nikon D500 with 300mm f/4 lens & 1.4x tc, 1/2500 sec at f/6.3, ISO 320

Nikon D500 with 300mm f/4 lens & 1.4x tc, 1/2500 sec at f/6.3, ISO 720
The bird is gathering nesting material by sitting on a branch and waiting for suitable material to float past the perch.

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David Sparks

I retired in 2005 after 40 years of research and teaching at the University of Alabama in Birmingham (24 years), the University of Pennsylvania (8 years) and the Baylor College of Medicine (8 years). Photography is my retirement hobby.

Nature photography, especially bird photography, combines a number of things that I really enjoy: bird-watching, being outdoors, photography, travel, messing about with computers, and learning new skills and concepts.  I now spend much of my time engaged in these activities.

David Sibley in the preface to The Sibley Guide to Birds wrote "Birds are beautiful, in spectacular as well as subtle ways; their colors, shapes, actions, and sounds are among the most aesthetically pleasing in nature."  My goal is to acquire images that capture the beauty and uniqueness of selected species as well as images that highlight the engaging behaviors the birds exhibit.