Great Egret On The Wing
The Great Egret was posed beautifully alongside the road in a water canal on my side. Since it was literally standing only 3 feet from the road trying to fish, it probably hadn’t had a car come along for a while; so, of course, it took flight as our car approached.
I shot three frames before he was out of my car window space. I am still astonished that I got these to be worthy to share.
Great Egret
Great Egret
I’m so tickled with the above shot’s crispness, I decided to crop it next to share a closer look at these elegant birds.
Great Egret – cropped from the previous photo
It’s amazing how pure white they remain with all their daily trekking through the mud and waters.
Great Egret
Great Egrets fly slowly but powerfully. With just two wing-beats per second, they can cruise at a speed of 25 mph.
Photos by Donna 
What a quick response from you Donna, lovely photos with the 2nd one being a particular favourite with me!
Thank you, Liz, I don’t know how I did it with our car still rolling! 😉 We all have lucky moments at times, thankfully!
Great to see the Egret shots 👏👏👏. Never get enough
Thank you, Ted! Been trying to get a nice Egret shot all season; they’ve always been at a distance and get washed out. I really got lucky on this one, but I’ll take it!
Fantastic job capturing the egret. Love all three. 😊
Thank you, Irene! These are a ‘woo-hoo’ moment! 😊
Absolutely are! 😊
Very Nice Donna! Beautiful flight images!
Thank you, Reed! After no great Egret photo ops all season, this was a wonderful thrill to get!
So graceful and so big! Lovely in-flight shots, Donna.
Thank you, Deborah!
Beautiful flight photos Donna! I agree with cropping, especially when the detail is so crisp. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you, Susan, and you’re welcome!
They’re beautiful!
Thank you very much!
Awesome flight shots, Donna….Poetic!!
Thank you, Indira, love the ‘poetic’ thought! ❤
Wow! Awesome shots, Donna! 😍❤️
Thank you, Patty Anne! 😊
Superb action shots, Donna! Excellent species! 🙂
Thank you so much, Tom! 🙂
Great captures, Donna. I find it interesting how they “tuck up” in flight, with the neck dropping down in the last shot.
Thank you, Jane, I guess it’s to help with lift-off to get airborne maybe? 🙂
That makes sense to me.
Great shots of this beautiful and graceful bird. Good work, Donna.
Thank you, HJ! 🙂
Graceful in flight. Very nice!
Thank you, Belinda!
Great captures! I especially like the 2nd
one with the tree line at the bottom. The fuzzy trees with the very sharp bird work well together.
Thank you, Denise!
Beautiful flight shots Donna!
Thank you, Ashley!
You captured wonderful details, Donna. I can’t believe how thin and delicate the heron appears in the photos.
Thank you, Tanja! They really do stretch out with that body getting into flight. 🙂
Amazing shots. Love the last one for the way the wing highlights the head. They are indeed elegant. Can’t think of a better description.
Thank you, Gunta! Finally getting an opportunity with a Great Egret and then being so lucky with these, I am super-tickled for sure! 🙂