Egret. Lover's Point, Pacific Grove, CA.

Egret. Lover's Point, Pacific Grove, CA.

I didn't have my long lens, so I was out on the rocks building a rapport with this bird, slowly approaching it a step or two at a time. After five minutes or so, just as I was getting into position, a bubbling, smiling 20something couple came up behind me and starting loudly taking selfies. So, this shot is an almost. I had the focal point set for a vertical shot and didn't have time to fix it when the bird spooked.

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