WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY can be frustrating - but also rewarding

[@graysonmiller4221]

That's a Great Blue Heron! Great video, love watching your videos!

[@ojosenelmonte]

I completely agree with you about wildlife photography. Your squirrel pictures are simply great. Salutes from Spain.

[@debbiewitt7028]

Thank you Trond, I love your excitement, I know exactly the excitement you feel. Nice photos.

[@MrSammie81]

Your love for what you are doing really show up in this video

[@himeshsinha9795]

You are good photographer Trond. I really like your video

[@wesdonze2014]

excellent as always. Interesting you called it an Egret. I know it as the Grey Heron - same family as the Egrets - Ardeidae

[@kimmadsen8175]

Hi Trond, Ya, you are so right, in that, we get so much more than just an image. “Many thanks for sharing” I am so happy to see your channel growing, as it is real, and true to who you are as a photographer. 🥃 😀 👍🏻

[@trondwestby]

Thank you so much. I am so glad and humble that so many enjoy my videos.

[@debzyjg]

Another great video! Beautiful shots again!!

[@trondwestby]

Thank you so much! Really appreciate your kind comment

[@debzyjg]

Trond Westby Anytime! I really love your work. Your style of photography is very much what I aspire to achieve. Love watching your videos!! 😊👍🏼

[@markharris5771]

Here in the North West of England little egrets are now a common bird, it’s not usual to see 20 or so from the Eric Morecambe hide at Leighton Moss. It’s amazing how many variations there are of red squirrels, in Scotland, especially the north they are much redder with paler tails and in the Lake District their tails are darker. The one you were shooting had quite a grey body with very dark tails. I think grey herons are beautiful birds and incredibly effective predators. My wife cannot not watch any animal being hunted on TV, but she was totally enthralled when we once saw a heron catch and eat a rat. You got some gorgeous images as always, and of course it was another brilliant video.

[@daddy2493]

All of your photograph was very nice

[@cpphotography5691]

Great video, so inspiring.

[@jrbruno1339]

That was awesome, I love wild life photography, I miss the north country I am in florida now it is of birds here what is great too.nice job I hope I see more of you work. Great job 👍👍👍

[@touchedbynature5445]

Wonderful video, Beautiful Photos.

[@trondwestby]

Thanks a lot Paul!

[@williamcinco2489]

Beautiful.Trond...

[@mikecrowley6485]

Your Rewarded for your Patience Trond. Great Photos and Video again. 👍🏻

[@trondwestby]

Thanks a lot Mike, for the kind compliment

[@andrewwilson3145]

great video Trond and images keep em coming just love watching them very inspiring

[@trondwestby]

Thank you so much Andrew! Such a great compliment. Makes me really humble to read.

[@clivejepsen4078]

I can understand your feeling of happiness. Great day. Thank you.

[@trondwestby]

Absolutely :) Thank you so much!

[@davidadams6560]

Another great vlog Trond, great photos, an inspiration.

[@marcelzwart3527]

Your patience got rewarded Trond. The images were just beautiful. We have lots of blue herons overhere, but I never saw one catch a frog. Great you got that on camera. The images you shot are (as always) very beautiful.

[@trondwestby]

Thanks a lot! :)

[@wendycordes1496]

Another great video Trond, full of passion and enthusiasm and great images of course! Love your creative use of depth of field.

[@trondwestby]

Thank you so much Wendy! Really appreciate your kind compliment.

[@vitalykamenskywildlifephot8548]

Thanks,perfect!

[@trondwestby]

Thanks a lot! :)

[@bearnnature3291]

Again beautiful thank you

[@trondwestby]

Thank you so much! So glad you enjoyed it

[@PapaVeedy]

Thanks for another great video! Well done!

[@trondwestby]

Thank you so much Dusty! So glad you liked it.

[@AndyGustavsson]

Great video as usual Trond! I agree with you, for me it´s all about being outdoors, in the moment and be part of the experience. If you could get a good photograph as well then that a huge bonus! Great images, I love the second one, the simplicity and the way you composed it was great !

[@trondwestby]

Thanks a lot! So great you liked it. Keep going out and enjoy nature :)

[@manxjohn73]

Just love your passion Trond

[@trondwestby]

Thank you so much for the kind compliment.

[@maheshchandra8397]

How much MM lens its been using..?

[@davegellatly8974]

Fantastic Heron shots.

[@trondwestby]

Thank you so much Dave....and yes its a heron not egret ;) haha

[@jessecolon3595]

beautiful images what hide is that?

[@jessecolon3595]

Never mind. I saw u posted it lol

[@trondwestby]

Thank you so much Jesse :)

[@cillyede]

Great again!

[@trondwestby]

Thanks a lot! :)

[@JohnFormstone]

You got some great shots! They are very cautious birds and very difficult to approach, nicely done. 👍

[@trondwestby]

Thanks a lot for the compliment. Yes they are really difficult to approach.

[@philipwatson2443]

Nice Heron pics Trond.

[@trondwestby]

Thank you so much Philip! :)

[@uglyigor3055]

this video made me sub man. Great pictures. Great mood. Great video. Well done!

[@jamidavis8043]

Your patience paid off. The red squirrel and heron shots were lovely, and that last (flying) heron shot--amazing!

[@trondwestby]

Thank you so much! So great you liked it.

[@hcanimals9632]

Wow

[@wahyurizky9640]

This video is great ! Thanks man

[@tobiensam]

Graat videos and beautiful shots 👌

[@trondwestby]

Thank you so much Dennis!

[@juttakarin]

Oh my goodness!!! this is a beautiful video! and THAT MUSIC!!! So Beautiful! I wish more photographers would use inspirational music with their videos, the music you chose for this was so beautiful!

[@trondwestby]

Thank you so much for your compliment. Really kind of you.

[@nige123baggy]

Stunning photography Trond, your work is a true inspiration to me. Thank you

[@trondwestby]

Wow...thank you so much for this compliment and letting me know. This is awesome to read.

[@SteveHedgesPhotography]

Great video once again. Herons are one of my favourite birds to photograph. Very prehistoric.

[@trondwestby]

Thanks a lot Steve :) Yes they are awesome. And maybe next time I say heron on the video...haha :)

[@vijaymanoharan4374]

Woow fantastic photos and video... Great work keep going😀😀😀👍 Happy to see this video💐💐👏👏👏

[@trondwestby]

Thank you so much as always for your kind words. :)

[@GeoffCooper]

Awesome video :) Really love herons - they look so ancient!

[@trondwestby]

Thank you so much for the feedback. They really do look ancient :)

[@minndxbmih]

i know why you like the egrets.... 2 years ago i done amazing pictures from them too... oh yes just beautiful big birds they are :-) and snother nice video from you with well choosed music :-)

[@trondwestby]

Yes they are amazing. Thank you so much for your kind words :)

[@TomHadleyEarthStories]

Great stuff Trond, like you I love the peaceful hours I spend in my one-man hide somewhere quiet in nature making images!

[@trondwestby]

Thank you so much Tom! :)

[@ketankumarmakawana4313]

Sometime frustrating, but mostly when we going to at home a pretty smile have been on our face..

[@StephenJStephen_Photography]

Very nice video Trond. Your Grey Heron is very similar in appearance, but slightly smaller, than the Great Blue Heron here in North America.

[@trondwestby]

Thanks a lot! :)

[@lloydbligh5601]

Nice Photo’s, reminds me of the Blue Heron I photographed two days ago in Alberta CA. They sure pose for you.

[@trondwestby]

Thanks a lot!

[@AikoSukdolak]

Very nice Video! The footage of the Heron is amazing - especially as he caught the frog! Best regards Aiko

[@trondwestby]

Thank you so much Aido! So glad you liked it.

[@RRNaturePhotography]

Another beautiful video and images again. Most inspiring 👍👍👍👍

[@trondwestby]

Thank you so much! Such a great compliment.

[@maheshchandra8397]

Great pics.. 👌👌 No words to say..

[@elijaheli8632]

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[@landonjay4143]

@Elijah Eli Yea, have been using InstaFlixxer for years myself :D

[@mariannesirevag266]

Så nydelig bilder :)

[@tristramstout8988]

Love it! As I think I noticed others have mentioned, I would have called that a great blue heron. But, I am not a bird expert. Also, I'm in the USA. Some critters have slightly different names in different parts of the world. Speaking of which, I think I should follow some of you footsteps to spot those squirrels and birds! That is, in fact, my favorite bird but I can almost never get good photos of them because I have a hard time finding and getting close to them.

[@trondwestby]

Thank you so much! Yes, you are right. Its a heron, not egret. My head was so exciting and forgot the name ;)

[@daviddowling9830]

Egrets are white,half the size of the heron.Come to Florida,they are most common.

[@pixelgunmasterbobdude5128]

Good job

[@sbrenden]

Fantastiske bilder! Godt jobbet :)

[@trondwestby]

Tusen takk :)

[@clivewelch1025]

Hi Trond discovered you a week or so back and I have to say I love watching you. Subscribe and liked.

[@trondwestby]

wow....what a great compliment. Hope you will enjoy my future videos as well. Great to have you on board.

[@harishkrishna5192]

Love your sir

[@tobywoolgar9517]

I was out at the weekend and went to my normal wildlife spot. I went slightly different area and was overlooking a marsh land smd thought this looks a great spot just before i had my camera out this massive buzzard flow over ! I missed it by a few minutes so annoying! At least i know were to go next time!

[@alessandrocastagnaro6168]

Foto spettacolo! 👏👏👏

[@trondwestby]

Thank you so much!

[@CutUpDiabeticWeasel]

so awesome Trond! your passion for nature is inspiring to me :)

[@wanderingwolf2242]

Fantastic video yet again Trond. Love watching your vids and photo adventures keep them coming. Outstanding images you got there, well done. And yes the reality is more failures thn rewards when doing wildlife photography, but when you get a nice shot after hours of patiently waiting, then that's the only reward that you need......BIG SMILES! :-) ATB

[@trondwestby]

Thank you so much for always give me such awesome compliments. Yes its awesome when you encounter wildlife...worth all the waiting and frustrations ;)

[@kevinmurray781]

Wonderful video Trond,the herons a formidable hunter it’s quite amazing what they’ll eat I’ve seen them kill Young rabbits and even rats.

[@trondwestby]

Thanks a lot Kevin! Yes it is. Awesome to see it in action. Wow....young rabbits?

[@Macroadventures]

Fantastic video Trond. Always great when i see a new video from you. Keep up the great work. 👍🏻

[@trondwestby]

Wow....thanks a lot for the compliment. Thanks for letting me know.

[@camplinpb]

Great video again and awesome footage of the Red Squirrel and the Grey Heron, Subscribed and liked , ATB Paul

[@trondwestby]

Thank you so much! I am so glad to have you on board.

[@guenni0812]

You're right, but that's what makes our wildlife photography.

[@trondwestby]

definitely :)

[@NildoScoop]

Nice job👍

[@trondwestby]

Thanks a lot!

[@naturfilms4213]

Great Video. I find it Always cool to be reminded that we Photograph animas and not robots wich is also the Thing that`s so amazing about Wildlife photography

[@trondwestby]

Thank you so much! You are so right. :)

[@CJamesPhoto]

Dude your confidence in this video is great! you talked so much more then normal, loved what you got! excellent work man 😊😍

[@trondwestby]

Thanks a lot buddy! So glad you liked it :)

[@perjensen6396]

Great video and pictures, I like the way you are working with you videos and pictures 👍😀 I try too do it it the same way when I am out in the nature (I am one only taking pictures 🙂). What is the name of the small photo hide you got ?

[@trondwestby]

Thank you so much Per! Such a great compliment. The hide is called a chair blind.

[@perjensen6396]

Trond Westby, thanks for the information.

[@robertlawrence7958]

Very nice images Trond. One of my favourite subjects as they are so elegant. They are also large and stand very still a lot which makes a change from many birds. Here in Wales they are known as Grey Herons.

[@trondwestby]

Thank you so much. They are really beautiful birds. And yes, you are correct. Its a heron, not an egret. I think I was so exciting, and not thinking clearly :)

[@fototyz]

Lovely shots as always, but that is a Grey Heron..... Egrets are pure white and smaller... 😎

[@trondwestby]

Thanks a lot Paul! Yes it is....haha...My head was too exciting and forgot the english word for it :)

[@MrSammie81]

Paul Tyzack actually it is a great blue heron

[@paulwood6729]

@@MrSammie81 A Norwegian Blue?

[@J_bar_S_Photography]

Once again @Trond Westby. Motivation to get me out there and shoot. No matter if I see anything or not. The past 7 times I've been out I haven't seen anything. So I get discouraged and put my camera down. So yea, thank you for uploading this video. I will be getting out in the morning. Thank you.

[@trondwestby]

Thank you so much! Keep going out and keep shooting :)

[@sanybalkanaciairsoft3253]

I also shot a White Egret or how its called in english, when i zoomed into the picture i saw that it caught a mouse.

[@JuneMolloy]

Brilliant video - thank you! I think we probably have very similar weather and wildlife (I'm in Lithuania) so I will be checking out your other videos. Do you mind if I ask about your gear? I can see in the video your photography camera is a D500. Which lens are you using with it? Also, what are you using for your vlog videos? The quality and stability are great! Thanks again, June.

[@JuneMolloy]

Ah - I found the answer when I clicked "show more" on your description above! Thought I had done that in the first place - oops! Thanks for all the info!

[@joshuasmith1215]

When you're filming wildlife with a long lens do use a magnifying viewfinder to help focus?

[@trondwestby]

I probably should. But I dont. ;)

[@sashamote911]

Så fantastiskt klipp. Blir så glad av dina storys. Bra jobba verkligen. Mvh Sasha

[@trondwestby]

Tusen takk! Virkelig hyggelig kompliment :)

[@elracoon2307]

Hello Trond, great Video. Which Hide do you use?

[@trondwestby]

Thank you so much. Its called a chairblind amzn.to/2D9VtXc

[@JuneMolloy]

@@trondwestby Thank you! I wanted to ask the same thing!

[@nicks231988]

Great video 👌🏼. But I thot the bird was called Grey Heron.

[@trondwestby]

Thank you so much! And yes, you are absolutely right, Its a heron. I think my head was so exciting that it forgot the bird-name in english...haha :)

[@nicks231988]

@@trondwestby that's OK. Great vedio. I loved it. I just bought the new d850 today n I m also very excited actually to try it out. 😁 U can chk out my Heron pics too on Instagram. @goanbird_admirer23

[@Jeff-jg7jh]

Funny how you can become attracted to a special bird. When I was young and foolish I shot a beautiful bird. The Phainopepla is a proud bird that is kind of special. It's diet is special. I always look for them.

[@trondwestby]

Yes it is beautiful :)

[@MrMohammedazam]

Great, just try to avoid adding this white Frame.. It reduce the beauty of your works and drawing attention to this super white frame

[@imtiazindia]

its a grey heron. Not an egret.

[@trondwestby]

Yes it is. My mistake...I was too exciting :)

[@Treo80]

Beautiful photos. As for the video, maybe a bit less of your face and more of your surroundings please.