Great Egrets
Pure white elegance nicely describes the Great Egret.
Great Egret – “Please Don’t Eat The Daisies”
Great Egret – “Chillin’ in the Breeze”
Great Egret – “Standing Proud”
It boggles the mind to see our white birds, including the Great Egret, most always looking clean and pure. How lucky for us!
Great Egret – “Focused”
This next 3-photo series is a Great Egret tucked in/under mangrove trees, who had snagged a small snack.
With the tight quarters, the Great Egret still easily gave the fish a slight flip to toss it down the hatch without hardly moving its head. Great reflex and precision!
Great Egret – “Eyes on the Prize #1”
Great Egret – “Eyes on the Prize #2”
Great Egret – “Eyes on the Prize #3”
And then it was gone!
Love the title.
Wonderful series of images on the Great White Egret, Donna. Especially the last in the bunch. What a catch for you both!
I too am amazed they always look so clean!
Thank you, Deborah! I amazed myself with the ‘snack’ shots. 😊
Fantastic captures. ❤️
Thank you, Irene!
Great series of captures Donna… and needless to say, especially the last shot! “Down the hatch!”
Thank you, Steve!
Great series, Donna! I like the ones, “Eyes on the prize”👀
Thank you, Indira! Those eyes kept focused! 😉
Great images Donna! Looks like you are having. Great Time!
Thank you, Reed! I am! 🙂
My favourite is “focused.” Love the “S” shaped neck and background.
Thank you! I love those long necks that fold up so nice when need be. 🙂
Wow! Amazing photos.
Thank you, Imorgana!
Love the ;Chillin’ in the breeze’ shot.
Thank you, Brian! It took several photos to catch its eye in the sun light. 🙂
Great contrast. Sometimes egrets can be hard to photograph in the middle of the day because they are pure white.
Thank you, Lisa! You are right, they are difficult to shoot mid-day, I usually blow out the white and ruin the shot. 🙂
That’s me too. These were impressive!
Excellent patience on the part of the photographer to get the eating shots.
Thank you, Tom! I surprised myself that I was focused through the mangrove roots. 🙂
Wow, well captured!
Thank you, Jane!
Aren’t these guys the coolest, cleanest and most elegant of them all waders? Great shots. Donna. 🙂
They are, HJ, thank you! 🙂
They always look so pristine – lovely shots, Donna.
Thank you, Eliza!
Such elegantly beautiful birds and captures Donna!
Thank you, Ashley!
Love it ❤️
Thank you, Seraja!
Your welcome ❤️❤️❤️
Amazing birds. We get them here, but usually in grey tones. We live within an hour of coast and bays so we see smaller white varieties, and occasionally larger ones nearer the salt water. In Spring, there is a small island, near the bay, that is covered in all kinds of egrets nesting.
Thank you, all varieties are here at the moment in Florida, I’m amazed how many I see at once at different times. 🙂
Wonderful photos, Donna!
They are elegant birds with fine table manners as well 😊
Thank you, Belinda! I giggled at the ‘fine table manners…” 😊
Looks like you might have been in some tight quarters as well! What great catches you’re having, too! It never ceases to amaze me how pure white these birds manage to stay. Can’t help but wonder what their secret is. We might be rich if we could package it.! 😀
Thank you, Gunta! Can you tell I’m having fun?!!! 😊 Yes, someone could be mighty rich with “Egret-White Clean” in a bottle. 😉
I’m always amazed at the pristine whiteness of feathers, Donna. This egret is a shining example of that fact.
They ‘shine’ it best! 🙂
Wow. That was great! I have no regrets for seeing it! Ha.
Thank you! 🙂