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TomRamsey · ‎01-03-2026

Some salt marsh birds, my first outing in 2026. These were taken at Surf City on Topsail Island, North Carolina. It was high tide in the marsh so not a lot of birds present, but there were a few at very close range. I was mostly shooting a pair of Hooded Mergansers that surprisingly didn't fly as soon as I approached. A great Egret and two Tricolored Herons all at this little pond in the marsh. As I was ready to leave another Tricolor flew in.

Tricolored Heron, 742mm, 1/2500, F10, ISO 1600Hooded Merganser Pair, 800mm, 1/1000, F10, ISO 640Tricolored Heron flies in, 800mm, 1/2500, F10, ISO 6400Tricolored Heron, 800mm, 1/2500, F10, ISO 2500

shadowsports · ‎01-03-2026

Looking good Tom. What a great day you had.

~Rick
Bay Area - CA

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SignifDigits · ‎01-03-2026

Glad you were able to have fun and thanks for sharing the results with us! Nice that they decided to not fly away, for sure!

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