The Great White Egret! by kimariehere
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Today I up and took off and forgot about the housework again today lol yeaaa!!!
Georgy took me to a special place where she shoots wildlife - at this lake in Balboa Park - I didnt even know there were Egrets there.. ,at this wonderful wildlife reserve place in Van nuys California...
so here my first little attempt in trying to get a wild bird at this new place.( lol with my little camera =nikon 7900). , I had never seen this bird beofre in the wild so it was REAL exciting!!..it was so neat there so ,I had a blast today with my new found friend Georgia,(thanks to Renderosity for finding her)!!...I realise how much I have to learn.. and thats the way it is = the more you learn the more your realise you have lOTS MORE TO LEARN!!!..no matter what stage so stay childlike and have fun thats what I say!.lol...esp around experianced talent like Georgia.. humbling! Here is a litle more on this beautiful long necked bird that reminded me a little of a white flamingo!... oh I do love the way they fly!!.. its sooo BEAUTIFUL!!! WOW!!!! a littlw more info here;
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The great white egret is a graceful, large, and slender bird. The great white egret is also called the white, egret, great egret, the common egret, and the American egret. The loss of habitat and pollution is causing the egret's population to decrease.
The egret has an amazing layer of soft feathery feathers during the breeding time. The bird is thirty-five to forty-one inches (eighty-nine to one hundred four centimeters). The American egret has a fifty-five inch (one hundred forty centimeters) wingspan. The bird is only white except for its yellow bill. Its bill is also large.
The young develop feathers on their heads, necks, and backs only for the mating season. The feathers are beautiful and very delicate.
It lives on five of the continents. Its habitat includes coastal lagoons, marshes, and savanna
The bird finds food in marshlands. It finds its prey by coiling its neck ready to stab fish. Its diet includes fish, reptiles, and water invertebrates. During the dry months, it will eat small mammals, nesting birds, and snails.
The bird's nest is made of small twigs and sticks and can be anywhere from six to forty feet above water. The egret lays one to six pale green eggs. The eggs take twenty-three to twenty-six days to incubate. The babies are fed the same way as great blue herons. The young great blue herons and great white egrets are fed by their parent putting its bill in the baby's throat to be fed partially digested frogs, fish, and other foods. They used to be called,"The great American white Egret " but that stopped because they exist on five contenents!
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SOrry am behind on comments again lol- ohh so hard to do it all take care of a family of five do photoshoots and comment, but I love you all and loveeee looking at your work and really do try.. will catch up later tonight.. love ya
great big hugs ♥
Kimmers! :O)
Comments (63)
Digimon
Stunning image Kimmers! Love that pure white! So regal!! Very cool!!
nongo
Now that would be an exciting day!!!!!! Up here in the Northwest we have the great grey heron, so I know how cool it is to get a good shot of these amazing creatures!!!!!! Excellent Kimmers!!!! keep up the great work!!!!! ;)
sharky_
A beautiful friendship begins. Excellent shot. Aloha
Ti-Paul
Pretty darn good shot Kimmer!He was just sitting there nice and pretty ready for you to do your magic,and you delivered!Awesome!Have a great week-end,don't work too hard,housework can wait!:)
SophiaDeer
Beautiful!!
DELMUR
sophisticated and classic compo! ilove!
erlandpil
Beautifult picture
Georgy
"OH" "WOW" how did you do alll of this sooo quick.You were with me most of the day.SUPER WOMAN!!!!!!!!!You wrote all of that and made an incredible image too.This is wonderful!!!!!!Love the elegant border.
maud
What a great shot Kim! Superb capture :)
WandM
Definitely dressed for supper ;)
joost48
Marvellous imsge and capture.Well done,Klimmers.V.
ana-maria
What a beautiful capture. Love the colors and light. VERY well done!!!
brycek
Beautiful shot Kim and I love all the information. Excellent!!
zulaan
Beautiful one !!! Great portrait ! ;)
kenwas
I have a special fondness for these fellows and you have captured this one quite nicely.
glennn23
Beautiful Kim... Great that you were able to hook up with a talent like Georgia, I think we should all be jealous! Is there like a 'dating' service on this site? I think we should ALL love to partner up to get the best from each other!
RodolfoCiminelli
Excellent shot and photo.....!!! Beautiful natural illumination.....!!!
sazzyazzca
Lovely capture of this beauty!
Zacko
Ooooh!!! This is super-cool!!! What a gorgeous capture Kimmie!!! Its absolutely perfect!!!! Aaaw, you and Georgia spent another day together? I bet you two have loads of fun. And you couldnt find a better mentor than her. Love this one...but again...i really dont like that font. Sorry, lol. Such a classy pic should be signed with a more classy font IMHO. Have a beautiful day and HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!! #:O)
suresh_krishna
Excellent shot of the bird. Real clarity and and marvellous point of view. Thanks for all the info. It really makes the picture more enjoyable.
Rick323
Very Nice Indeed ^-^, as always!!
sossy
perfect and charming capture of this beautiful egret! all very well composed! ;o)
MaryLynda
Such a regal looking bird. He's such a dazzling white that he's making squint. Beautiful capture.
LICORNEDECRISTAL
very nice shot!!!!!!
dragonfly2000
What a great shot - beautiful bird and photo.
redchilicat
They are beautiful, this one included! :-) Nice shot!
lafayette
magnifique oiseau,magnifique photo.
bentchick
Very Impressive!!! I know exactly where you were! I used to work very near there. Oh well, I grew up in the Valley, but I haven't been there in about 16 years! Luckily I can see Egrets in my area too, but I would never be able to take a wonderful shot like this! You see a sample of my bird shot on the forum! LOL :P Have a great weekend, Kimmers!!!!
Ger50
I tried today to catch a heron, but damn they are so fast....lovely shot
odie
Nice capture and composition! :0)