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Captured 5/10/10, at beautiful Legg Lake in the beautiful Whittier Narrows Recreation Area, in not-so-beautiful South El Monte, California.
Much better viewed full size.
There are many ducks, geese and pigeons at this facility, but this was the only heron/egret I encountered while circumventing the large lake.
To avoid it becoming my perpetual hide and seek nemesis, I used every ninja trick in the book to snap the waterfowl, employing full lens zoom, before it detected my presence and fled, rapidly soaring off into the great beyond.
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The herons are wading birds in the Ardeidae family. There are 64 recognized species in this family. Some are called egrets or bitterns, instead of herons. Within the family, all members of the genera Botaurus and Ixobrychus are referred to as bitterns, and including the Zigzag Heron or Zigzag Bittern are a monophyletic group within the Ardeidae. However, egrets are not a biologically distinct group from the herons, and tend to be named differently because they are mainly white and/or have decorative plumes. Although egrets have the same build as the larger herons, they tend to be smaller.
The classification of the individual heron/egret species is fraught with difficulty, and there is still no clear consensus about the correct placement of many species into either of the two major genera, Ardea and Egretta. Similarly, the relationship of the genera in the family is not completely resolved.
Source: Wikipedia free encyclopedia.
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BTW, I'm having intermittent problems with my ISP, so if you don't find my comments on your postings, that's the reason.
Sayonara, thankx for the look-see, and for any and all complimentary comments and faves.
Comments (13)
tennesseecowgirl
I have not seen one like this before, such a lovely animal.. Great photos, I am glad you were able to get him before he became aware of you, they certainly are camera shy.
Rainastorm
How far did you follow this guy Harry? lol These are excellent shots I love them! What a beautiful bird!
morningglory
Beautiful capture of what I think is a Snowy Egret.
babuci
Wonderful triple shot. Nice and bright as it should be when it is comes to wild life photo.
danapommet
I'm with morningglory. There are "white Herons" but they have yellow legs and yellow bills. Great White Egrets have black legs and feet but yellow bills. The Snowy Egret has yellow feet and black bills & legs. The Snowy Egret also has neck plumes of feathers that you can see, since they are wet, hanging just in front of his legs. Oh, beautiful photos in this fantastic collage. Dana
jocko500
did a wonderful job on the bird and his high stepping
Hendesse
Excellent photos of this beautiful bird. Fantastic details!
Meisiekind
These feathered friends are also quite common here in SA but very skittish! Great job for using stealth mode to capture this one! Lovely collage Harry!
durleybeachbum
Well done, Harry! great shots of this gorgeous person.
debbielove
Oh now! Here IS a beauty.. A wild bird I'm sorry to say is always far more beautiful and interesting than a domesticated fowl.. These are fine shots.. Lovely work.. Well done my friend! Rob
MrsRatbag
What a beautiful bird! Wonderful shots!
myrrhluz
He's a high stepping beauty! I love his yellow eyes and matching feet! Lovely light and detail! Wonderful capture of the rippled disturbances he's causing in the water. Great dogged ninja tracking and captures!
mermaid
three wonderful shots, Harry, somehow those birds look to me like a skillful yet outmoded secretary...smile