{"id":21498,"date":"2025-08-22T09:26:41","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T13:26:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=21498"},"modified":"2025-08-22T09:26:41","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T13:26:41","slug":"great-egret-in-a-tree-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=21498","title":{"rendered":"Great Egret in a tree"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":1,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/psnp.info\\\/p4td_\\\/?p=21498\"}'   class=\"is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-1 wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-attachment-id=\"21497\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?attachment_id=21497\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/dsc07390.jpg?fit=2000%2C1982&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1982\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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2025 \u2014 What a treat! One of my favorite clusters of trees out in the marsh\u2026and two Great Egrets busy preening in the branches. The top one was difficult to photograph, against the sky and among the twigs, but the lower one posed so nicely. Sony a6700. Tamron 50-400 @ 600mm equivalent. Program with bird and wildlife modifications. Highlight metering to hold feather detail. 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