Tony Pratt

Archive for the ‘Egrets’ Category

Mar
1

Birds of Summer

Filed Under Egrets, Winter 2010

Continuing in the vein of really looking forward to the return of the birds of summer, I checked back to see when I first photographed egrets last spring. This Snowy Egret was shot on April 16 last year. I’ll start looking closely for them toward the end of this month.

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Feb
19

Egret Season Soon

Filed Under Egrets, Winter 2010

Subjects I enjoy photographing very much are egrets. Somewhere south of Delaware egrets and many other shorebirds will feel the urge to fly north soon. I, for one, can hardly wait. These two were photographed on the last day of spring last year in a Delaware marsh.

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Dec
1

Remembering a Hot Sunrise

Filed Under Egrets, Fall 2009, Sunrises and Sunsets

Reminiscing about a hot summer day.

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Nov
23

Birds of a Feather

Filed Under Egrets, Fall 2009

These three Snowy Egrets put their best feathers forward in a scene I photographed on the last day of spring this year.

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Aug
17

Last Call

Filed Under Egrets, Summer 2009

At sunset tonight I came upon about 50 egrets busily fishing before dark. Too bad for the fish.

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Aug
8

Hanging Out at the Gazebo

Filed Under Egrets, Scenics, Summer 2009

The other day we had exceptionally calm conditons on the sound. These egrets passed the day hanging around a dock, hoping to see a snack swim by.

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Aug
5

Fishing With the Greats

Filed Under Egrets, Summer 2009

Three Great Egrets fish the shallows of Pamlico Sound.

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Jul
2

Fishing Egrets

Filed Under Egrets, Summer 2009

A couple of nights ago Snowy Egrets fished as I watched from the shore.

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Jun
23

Preening Egrets

Filed Under Egrets, Summer 2009

After a solid week of clouds and showers here in Delaware, the sun came out just before sunset tonight. These Snowy Egrets preened in the still, mirror-like water.

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Jun
22

Happy Egret

Filed Under Egrets, Summer 2009

This Snowy Egret has just filled its belly with fish and is happy to be leaving full.

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