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.
Archive for the ‘Egrets’ Category
Aug
5
Fishing With the Greats
Filed Under Egrets, Summer 2009
Three Great Egrets fish the shallows of Pamlico Sound.
Jul
2
Fishing Egrets
Filed Under Egrets, Summer 2009
A couple of nights ago Snowy Egrets fished as I watched from the shore.
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.
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.
Jun
20
A Ferocious Fisher
Filed Under Egrets, Spring 2009
I have been waiting for egrets to return in large numbers to a pond where I photographed them last year. The wait is over. This morning Snowy Egrets were fighting for fishing space, causing them to puff out their feathers to look as menacing as possible. Here is a ferocious fisher who got lucky.
Jun
10
From the Archives
Filed Under Egrets, Spring 2009
I have been lucky finding egrets fishing on many occasions when I go out to photograph wildlife. Here is is one from the archives. The bottom photo is detail of the water swirls around the head of the egret.
May
31
Stretching Out Before Flight
Filed Under Egrets, Spring 2009
This Snowy Egret was caught stretching its wings tonight. Perhaps yoga for birds?
May
12
Black-bellied Plover and Friends
Filed Under Egrets, Shorebirds, Spring 2009
I finally had a chance to visit the marsh on the way to work today, and with a relatively clear sky. I was lucky enough to chance upon a Black-bellied Plover and some Snowy Egrets working the shallows and mud flats.
Apr
16
Dive In
Filed Under Egrets, Spring 2009
My breakfast was found very easily this morning, right in my kitchen. I stopped by the marsh on the way into work and found a large group of Snowy Egrets wading in the shallows working hard to find fish for their breakfast. This sequence shows one of the lucky ones who took the suggestion ‘dive in’ literally.
