the great and Snowy Egret by Richardphotos
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Description
The Great Egret is a large bird with all white plumage that can reach 101 cm in height and weigh up to 950 g. It is only slightly smaller than the Great Blue or Grey Herons. Apart from size, the Great Egret can be distinguished from other white egrets by its yellow bill and black legs and feet. It also has a slow flight, with its neck retracted. This is characteristic of herons and bitterns, and distinguishes them from storks, cranes and spoonbills, which extend their necks.
the smaller bird.I think is a The Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) is a small white heron. It is the American counterpart to the very similar Old World Little Egret, which has established a foothold in the Bahamas.
Adults are typically 61 cm long and weigh 375 g. They have a slim black bill and long black legs with yellow feet. The area of the upper bill, in front of the eyes, is yellow but turns red during the breeding season, when the adults also gain recurved plumes on the back, making for a "shaggy" effect. The juvenile looks similar to the adult, but the base of the bill is paler, and a green or yellow line runs down the back of the legs. Wikipedia
I took these yesterday with my 500mm lens
thanks for viewing and any comments
Comments (85)
Ravenlady
All the photos are splendid Richard! nice captures and great collage!
rainbows
Beautiful works, dear Richard. Wonderful shots all. Hugs. Diane. xx
Alz2008
Wonderful capture Richard, we have these in the UK now, Excellent well done..
praep
Wonderful birds and perfect captures, Richard. Very well done.
Darkwish
Fantastic shot! Great one!
Anain
Wowww, superb shot! So wonderful collage Richard! Excellent!!! :)
NekhbetSun
Beautiful shots , Richard, and we see a lot of them here too :o) H u g s
claude19
SPLENDID shots on Egrets ! WONDERFUL bird !!!
B_PEACOCK
Were is the Vlastic pickle ;) Awesome shots Richard.They are some cool birds
tallpindo
I have loved these birds since I first go a book of bird stamps as a gift. I learned about the snowey egrets being hunted to extinction and the efforts of Audubon to preserve them in art. Not sure how these are related as the stamps gave me a narrow view of species.
GBCalls
Nice collection! Well done
babuci
Wonderful feathery white collage. 500zoom...my dream.
kasalin
Outstanding and perfect collage !!
lucyjo
Wonderful collage! Beautiful!
ralph49
A very fine set of captures, a wonderful study, like a dance
Hendesse
Fantastic collage of excellent and interesting shots. Outstanding qualitiy for using a 500 mm lens.
busi2ness
Great collage of poses, very well arranged and presented.
NytsMom
beautiful birds
mapps
Awesome :-)
tetsu-pino
Excellent shots and fantastic collage!!!
tennesseecowgirl
Wonderful~
magnus073
These are wonderful captures Richard, the little guy is so beautiful
scifibabe
Not only are these great bird pictures but the setting is fabulous for this little guy. Beautiful detail! Love the bubbly water in the center one and the ones with the waterfall are cool too. Lovely photo! Well done!
RodolfoCiminelli
Wonderful photo series my friend.....!!!!
OrphanedSoul
A wonderful collection!
schonee
Excellent shots. very cool collection you have there
MrsRatbag
Beautiful birds, well captured and presented!
kansas
Super shots of these lovely birds.
durleybeachbum
Great shots and very good info!
wannes
Excellent work!!!