From Lake Mattamuskeet

Nice shot. I love Egrets but find them difficult to photograph on sunny days because they are so darn bright.
On cloudy days the feathers look better but freezing action is a problem. I've tried masking them but it looks kind of fake. Good effort on your part.
Title is great.

Thanks, Joe. I have been working at adjusting exposure in RAW processing and by bringing it down until the histogram just clears the right-hand side, I find I can save a lot of otherwise blown white feathers. I have also used masks when feasible and necessary on areas that are easily separated.
This picture needed only a little downward exposure adjustment.

If you think egrets are difficult in bright light, try coots!

Hey Durwood,

Are you using a flash aid, like a better beamer, when you shoot your birds?

James

This one is so much better than the shots of a solitary Egret sitting still. The shadow of the feathers is a bonus too.