The basic routines are the same. Yet each bird adds a little something different to their display.
I photographed this Egret showing off for an audience over a long period. This bird had excitement to his plan. Maybe a little extra drama is a good description.
His bow was low and long.
Charleston, South Carolina.
When I looked at the first picture at my usual distance of two feet or so from the monitor, I though I was seeing a feather that had gotten snagged on the branches. It took a while to realize the white was a whole bird.
They sometimes look to have static electricity issues too 😂😂
What a show they put on. I have seen egrets but never like this.
Mating season in a rookery is an amazing treat. Earlier this AM I was trying to count how many were now nesting, but way too much swirling around still 😂😂. There may be close to 100 breeding pairs this year.
That would be awesome to witness. The only place I see these during the breeding season is on yours and Ellen’s post. Does the female and the male put on this elegant display? Or only the male? Because we all know the males in bird world are so much more colorful then females and have to try hard to impress her.
From what I see the Great Egrets both perform. The male does the intricate dance, attracts a female, then they dance on the nest site together.