Egret advice

[chauncey]

I take a lot of Egret images waiting for them to fly...I want the BIF series to photo-merge. Anyway, I'm sitting there waiting and clicking...getting this



He then has a moment of indiscretion, he takes a dump and I start to laugh, losing him in the viewfinder and my series shot is gone.
Moral of story...if they take a dump, they are gonna take off.

 

[Menace]

Moral of story...if they take a dump, they are gonna take off.

Well it sounds logical in hind sight - dump before you fly means less load to carry for your journey - efficient!

Nice image btw.

 

[AlanF]

I take a lot of Egret images waiting for them to fly...I want the BIF series to photo-merge. Anyway, I'm sitting there waiting and clicking...getting this



He then has a moment of indiscretion, he takes a dump and I start to laugh, losing him in the viewfinder and my series shot is gone.
Moral of story...if they take a dump, they are gonna take off.

That is a well known indication of a bird getting ready to fly. You will be prepared next time.