A funny angle as this Snowy Egret made an exaggerated step towards me.
I’m of a certain age and all I could think of was Robert Crumb and his comic sketches of ‘keep on truckin’ from the 60’s.
That Long Leg !
Category Archives: Egret
Nesting Great Egret
The nest is built, next comes the hard part… the kids!
Great Egret In A Wood line
These were taken early one morning in the Orland Wetlands, Christmas (what a great name for a town) Florida.
I was sitting at an angle that had this nice forest background behind the Egret. It certainly made the photographs more interesting.
Reddish Egret, Fishing With style
Of all the wading birds the Reddish Egret is the one with the ‘best moves’. They dance and work hard for the tiny minnows they love to catch.
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Reddish Egret, Fishing With style
Reddish Egret, Fishing With style
Reddish Egret, Fishing With style
Reddish Egret, Fishing With style
An Arrival, Egret
Below, a Great Egret returning to the nesting location and mate.
The mate seemed excited to see the other bird. Egrets are very different from the Great Blue Herons. Great Blues always recognize their returning mate, if another Heron tries to settle in they are aggressively sent away.
Great Egrets may do this, they can also be unsure if the returning bird is their mate. Almost like they need to reintroduced all over again. 🤣
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An Arrival
An Arrival
An Arrival
Great Egret And Chicks
Just a few days old, newly hatched Great Egret chicks.
Best viewed large (they’re really small).
Snowy, Being A Snowy
Almost too close, even had to shift my angle to catch him.
What is not in the frame is another small Egret encroaching on his nesting spot. Nothing complete yet, but progress is being made. So this guy is standing guard!
Snowy Egret in protection mode.
B&W , In Flight Great Egret
Low over a swamp. The surface was not covered in Duck Weed. This made the dark background much easier to deal with.
Great Egret, Port Royal, South Carolina.
