There are some birds that just need to be photographed. To me she is one of them. There is a male that visits, but never for long. Most times she sits in this half nest by herself. She is absolutely beautiful and ignores any chaos around the swamp.
Actually, that’s a lie now that I see this. Today she beat the ___ out of a cormorant that landed in her tree ! So, most times she is above it all, but don’t mess with her tree.
Glorious bird and wonderful photograph. Nice to know that such regal and delicate looking birds can also get tough when necessary.
She is almost 4 feet tall, in the bird world she is tough 😀
Wonderful colour and detail.
Thank you. I expect to take her photograph every time I visit there. She is just stoic about everything.
Beautiful !
Thanks. She still sits in the same place since that shot was taken.