Greater Egret taking off - wheels up!

jeffashman · Jun 19, 2021

I finally got to get out today, though not to where I had hoped to go in Dallas. The water levels on the lake have receded a bit, but it is still more than 4.5 feet above "full pool." Another 5.5 feet and it will be at flood stage, and overflow the top of the dam. As it is, it's stopped raining, and temps have popped into the 90s, so it was a very warm, muggy walk today.

GreatEgret2021061901 by Jeff Ashman, on Flickr

GreatEgret2021061902 by Jeff Ashman, on Flickr

GreatEgret2021061903 by Jeff Ashman, on Flickr

GreatEgret2021061904 by Jeff Ashman, on Flickr

K9Kirk · Jun 19, 2021

Nice set, Jeff. Glad to see you could get out for awhile to enjoy that muggy Texas weather, lol! It was muggy here today also but Texas takes the crown for it ... I don't miss it. :wink:

jeffashman · Jun 19, 2021

K9Kirk said:
Nice set, Jeff. Glad to see you could get out for awhile to enjoy that muggy Texas weather, lol! It was muggy here today also but Texas takes the crown for it ... I don't miss it.

Thanks! My youngest is moving to St. Pete, and I’m thinking climate-wise that wouldn’t be a bad thing. I miss FL, but work is in Dallas.

PJM · Jun 20, 2021

Nice set. I like the wing positions you captured in #2 and #1.

K9Kirk · Jun 20, 2021

jeffashman said:
Thanks! My youngest is moving to St. Pete, and I’m thinking climate-wise that wouldn’t be a bad thing. I miss FL, but work is in Dallas.

If you like cities then St. Pete is a good one, it usually has a nice coastal breeze. Tell your son to go to St. John's Pass, he'll love it.

jeffashman · Jun 20, 2021

PJM said:
Nice set. I like the wing positions you captured in #2 and #1.

Thanks! I wasn't sure if they would turn out, because I didn't have time to check my camera settings. I had been on Av most of the day. As it is, they turned out ok, without the whites being too overblown.

K9Kirk said:
If you like cities then St. Pete is a good one, it usually has a nice coastal breeze. Tell your son to go to St. John's Pass, he'll love it.

Thanks! He just left the Navy, where he was a Master at Arms (law enforcement), and is applying for the St. Pete PD.