There’s always a story, just some are more detailed than others.
This is a simple one.
On a good day I can find a place to stand and have everything come to me. That’s why it’s called a good day. This was one.
Several Egrets flew back and forth while I stayed in one spot.
I decided to keep them together in a single article since that’s how they came to me.
Her first portrait.
Most young ones now are almost adults. They can fly, but return to the nest looking for food. Learning to hunt takes time and I’m sure even here they go hungry in the beginning.
Which of course is all about food.
The topic looks to have been too much for Mom.
She was planning an exit.
This bird was in a tidal marsh out in a wild life management area.
The spot he chose was pretty clever. It was the bottom of low tide, all the water coming back in had to flow right at his feet.
This meant hours of fish being pushed right to him.
ACE Basin, South Carolina.
A Great Egret grooming in a Cypress Tree.
it won’t be long before they are off and gone.
Juvenile Great Egrets.
I think the Egret just wanted 5 minutes of peace and quiet.
They found her anyway.
Now she did what should have been done in the first place. Fly away.
Give credit, she looked back to make sure all was OK.
A larger than usual series here. I was able to capture this adult Great Egret jump from the nesting Cypress and follow the flight across the swamp.
The first leap always impresses me. A jump off the tree, over the swamp, without a second thought.
At times there is no real rush to get airborne either. It depends on the breeze and direction.
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