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As I walked through the Healing Gardens I saw turtles and an Ibis, and people walking their dogs, and then I happened to see this egret fly by in front of me , and just barely got my camera up to my face and snapped this shot before it flew off in the distance.
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As I walked through the Healing Gardens I saw turtles and an Ibis, and people walking their dogs, and then I happened to see this egret fly by in front of me , and just barely got my camera up to my face and snapped this shot before it flew off in the distance.

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  • DSC_2330 Mockingbird
  • Though it's not "Vandana-esk" it is my first decent looking mid-air capture of a bird so far. My 70-300mm lens has been fine for much of the shots I take at the cozier confines of Clove Lake, but here at the spacious environs of Wolfs Pond, a longer tele AF lens is a must and would do wonders for my results. But for now I'll just keep on plugging till I can afford one. And every once in a while something will fly by right in front of me and I'll get lucky, like I did here.
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  • DSC_3071 squirrel in the park
  • DSC_3082 crocus in close
  • DSC_3112 heather gardens Fort Tryon park
  • DSC_3124 hidding in the shadows
  • DSC_3121 black squirrel
  • DSC_4164 threesome
  • Walking down "cottage row" towards Henderson ave. in Snug Harbor, the road takes a decidedly downward angle as it leads you towards the picturesque "healing gardens", the place that I was headed here as I've gotten many nice shots there before. As the road dipped lower and lower, the field to my left rose higher and higher, finally putting me at eye level with the many pint sized inhabitants of gardens there. As it did I happened to look to my left and noticed a robin hunting for food in the tall flower laden grass, and decided the simple scene still managed to look pleasing enough to the eye to record on film.
  • As I walked through the Healing Gardens I saw turtles and an Ibis, and people walking their dogs, and then I happened to see this egret fly by in front of me , and just barely got my camera up to my face and snapped this shot before it flew off in the distance.
  • dsc_4076 egret on the wing
  • DSC_4123 Ibis
  • DSC_4129 Ibis
  • DSC_4129TF Ibis_DxO
  • DSC_4281 spring flowers
  • DSC_4333 Great white on a spring afternoon at the lake
  • DSC_4356 Great white on a spring afternoon at the lake
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