Everything else stops when you spot a Reddish Egret on the hunt. Catch one at dawn in the early light…hard not to do the happy dance. This is a bird you need to go find, they rarely show up on the average walk, no matter where you are.
This Egret was spotted a bit after dawn in a salt marsh, that’s their only habitat.
Because there is always sun glare on the water hiding their prey the dance is a series of moves to find fish.
First a Reddish will run through shallows, splashing water and driving fish ahead.
At the end the Egret will raise his wings to throw a shadow on the water. This makes for clear visibility.
You know this is a great show when photographers walk away from Roseate Spoonbills to watch the dancing Egret.
Beautiful series, nice colours!
😁, thank you. Taken at probably the only location in the salt marsh that I wasn’t looking straight into the dawn sun.
You need a good portion of luck for every good shot! Well done 😉
Just W🤩W!!
😁😁. One of the great fishing birds.
A beautiful set!
This is the all time favorite of the wading birds. Eccentric and a great dancer. Doesn’t hurt that they are somewhat hard to find. They only live on the edge of salt water marshes in tropical heat. These were taken in Fl. but we do get a few in the Lowcountry each year. They don’t stay very long though.
I can see why!
Excellent photos, especially how you captured the light.
Thank you very much 😁. Early light is always the best.