{"id":3827,"date":"2016-07-12T18:00:50","date_gmt":"2016-07-12T18:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.apogeephoto.com\/?p=3827"},"modified":"2016-07-12T18:00:50","modified_gmt":"2016-07-12T18:00:50","slug":"almost-but-not-quite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.apogeephoto.com\/almost-but-not-quite\/","title":{"rendered":"ALMOST, BUT NOT QUITE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.apogeephoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/feb2005\/egret-cropped.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"396\" height=\"291\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Missed it by that much.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.apogeephoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/feb2005\/egret-takeoff.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"273\" height=\"415\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Got it!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.apogeephoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/feb2005\/osprey-hover.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"396\" height=\"280\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Following a bird in flight from far out increases the chances of getting a nice shot when it gets closer to you.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.apogeephoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/feb2005\/rams-head-push.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"396\" height=\"291\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Staying with a pair of rams can lead to some behavior between them.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.apogeephoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/feb2005\/reddish-egret-dance.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"396\" height=\"291\" border=\"0\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> Fishing Reddish Egrets provide many chances for catching good behavior positions.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.apogeephoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/feb2005\/royal-tern-close-but-good.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"397\" height=\"283\" border=\"0\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Even though the wing tips are cropped off, it&rsquo;s still not completely a bad shot.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.apogeephoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/feb2005\/sandhill-takeoff.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"396\" height=\"282\" border=\"0\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Knowing to look for leaning behavior before takeoff lets you know this will happen next.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>By Andy Long<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Missed it by that much. 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