Great Egrets
The last of my Great Egret captures taken at Blackwater NWR in the past couple months.
Great Egret
Great Egret
It’s amazing how white they remain, even when foraging in the muddy marshes.
Great Egret
Great Egret with a just-caught snack
Great Egret – snack gone in a gulp!
Great Egret
I’ve been back to the refuge three times in the past three weeks and no longer see any Egrets of any kind. It looks like they’ve officially left for the fall/winter to warmer temperatures in the southern states of the U.S.
It looks like the tide is out, such a beautiful bird. And so white too! ❤️
They should let us Moms know their secret to staying clean! 😉
I too, often wonder how they stay so clean and pretty after a day in the marsh. I would love to learn some of their secrets! 🙂
Best wishes,
Takami
Moms all over the world would rejoice to know, huh?!! 😉
😀 😀 😉
Great captures of this bird Donna. I see a few of these when I visit the local wetlands. I love watching them, so graceful on their long legs.
Thanks Sue! They are pure elegance, and I think they are much fun to watch too.
I’m pretty sure our egrets stick around all year. Never gave it a thought, but you’re right about them staying so white even after wading through some serious muck! Amazing!
Lucky you to have them year round! How nice it’d be to know their secret to staying clean when mud-tramping. Mom around the world would rejoice! 🙂
Beautiful Donna, especially with the beginning of breeding plumage, should look even better in a couple of weeks. They are such majestically elegant beautiful birds.
Thank you Ashley! I took these over the summer so they’ve lost their breeding plumage colors. I thought they were interesting to share their pure whiteness in all that marshy muck. 🙂
You made a good point about the egret staying white in spite of all that mud around.
If that were me, I’d have mud splash all over me, guarantee.
Beautiful photos Donna! I especially love the ones with the reflections. Like you, I miss the egrets. I am always on ‘auto’ mode, looking for that white object against the shoreline or in the trees. But now that they are gone my eye is on auto mode for eagles and hawks in the nearby trees, especially as the leaves disappear and make them easier to spot.
Thank you Susan! The reflections played out nicely on that cloudy day. 🙂 You and me too!
Your shots speak to tranquility, grace, and statuesque beauty. Nicely done.
Thank you very much, Stephen 😊
That was a big snack!
Our Great Egrets are still around as of today. Only the Snowy Egrets have left, most of them anyway.
I think it was a crayfish. Yuck. 😉
I was back at BNWR yesterday and still did not see one GE.
Great captures Donna! I agree with you, I think they are on their way South. Don’t you get amazed these birds are pure white in the muddiest environments however, they do not have one iota of splash or dirt on their impeccable plumage!. 🙂
Thank you HJ! I know I would have mud splashes all over me without even trying! 😉
They’re such beautiful birds, and I loved your photos of them!
Thank you Jerry!
Great photos, Donna! I haven’t seen any Great Egrets for quite a while now. It’s amazing how widespread they are, too. Just beautiful!
Thank you Lisa!
Elegant birds indeed.
They are!
A stately bird – Love the reflections in #3!
Thank you Eliza! I was tickled with the reflection shots on such a cloudy day.
They are such elegant birds!
I think so too!
I think they are the epitome of elegance!
They sure are…… 😊