Monday, April 6, 2009

Great Egret

I was with a group doing a count of birds at one of the local wetland ponds when this Great Egret flew up and away and then perched in a dead tree close by. The blue sky made a nice background - especially when the clouds came over soon after and we had to run to the cars to keep dry. The yellow bill is non-breeding color for this bird.
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  1. RedzlanApril 6, 2009 at 6:51 PM

    Great captured.
    I have seen only the small Egret here.

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  2. VickieApril 7, 2009 at 1:07 AM

    Lovely! You so often see images of them hunting in the wetland but I don't think I've seen one from this beautiful pose. Nice.

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  3. Midmarsh JohnApril 7, 2009 at 2:03 AM

    Great photos.
    So many birds have such thin and fragile looking legs. Makes you wonder how they don't break when you see the speed some of them land.

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  4. mickApril 7, 2009 at 4:10 AM

    Thanks for commenting Tabib, Vickie and John.

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  5. KyleApril 7, 2009 at 4:26 AM

    Nice shots, Mick. I see Great Egrets fairly regularly here in the Houston area, but rarely perched or roosting in trees. It's nice to see them in a different environment than what you are used to.

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  6. FABApril 7, 2009 at 5:47 AM

    Great capture Mick as he balanced on the bough. My only shot in UK many, many years ago on 'film' was a white shape thro' fog!

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  7. Tricia RyderApril 7, 2009 at 7:12 AM

    WOW Mick - great picture. There's something rather odd about seeing Egrets up in trees. Cormorants over here nest in trees looking equally odd! I think it must be their size in relation to the branches!

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  8. mickApril 7, 2009 at 7:49 AM

    Hi Kyle, Frank and Tricia. Great Egrets nest in trees (according to the bird books) but I hadn't seen one in a tree before - and especially not walking so gracefully along the branch.

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  9. AprilApril 7, 2009 at 9:25 AM

    These are beautiful pictures of the Great Egret! Wonderfully captured!

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  10. Dawn FineApril 7, 2009 at 1:11 PM

    Great tight rope walking egret!

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  11. LarryApril 7, 2009 at 1:45 PM

    Great capture of the Great Egret Mick! I think it's cool to see them in the trees and in flight. They are such beautiful birds.

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  12. mickApril 7, 2009 at 2:53 PM

    Thanks for visiting April, Dawn and Larry.

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  13. AnonymousApril 8, 2009 at 12:31 PM

    I love the pose on that open snag. It is perfectly balanced.

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  14. Thomas VattakavenApril 9, 2009 at 10:37 PM

    Nice shots, the photos make it look very delicate.

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