Where’s the Beef?
As this cute little Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) foraged along the Lee County Manatee Viewing Area, the old Wendy’s commercial of “Where’s the Beef?” kept running through my head! Then I thought to...
View ArticleFun Friday: There Goes the Neighborhood!
Today’s “Fun Friday” post comes from the Venice bird rookery, located in the middle of Venice, Florida. As I photographed the nesting and roosting birds at the rookery, there constantly seemed to be...
View ArticleSnowy Egret
Today’s post features some Snowy Egrets (Egretta thula) I photographed while they foraged along the boardwalk at Green Cay Wetlands: This next egret has a fish in his beak: Identification of the snowy...
View ArticleA Little Snow on the Beach
While photographing birds on the beach at St. Petersburg, this Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) flew in and foraged along the edge of a little pool of water. As he approached us, I captured this image:...
View ArticleFun Friday: Anybody There?
Wading birds, in particular the herons and egrets, can be comical to watch. As in the case with this Great Egret (Ardea alba), they will often cock their heads at an angle, conjuring up all sorts of...
View ArticleFun Friday: Where’s the Beef?
From a kayak outing at nearby Amarugia Highlands CA, in west-central Missouri. While kayaking in the early morning, I ran across this group of Cattle Egrets: Photographic Equipment Used: Canon 1D Mark...
View ArticleFun Friday: Don’t Step on That Gator!
Today’s Fun Friday post is two more photos taken at an alligator pool in Myakka River State Park, Florida. Among the seemingly endless number of alligators at this small water pool, birds were busy...
View ArticleFeathery Delight
Today’s post features the Great Egret in breeding plumage. The Great Egret is a wonderful sight, when captured in breeding plumage. A couple of the most notable changes is the green “lores” that...
View ArticleBig Bird in Flight
Today’s photo collection focuses on some of the Great Egrets as they flew around the rookery at the Venice Rookery (Florida) recently. I always view this bird as a magnificent sight to see,...
View ArticleFramed in Red
Today’s post features a pair of nesting Great Egrets, in brilliant breeding plumage, that I captured a few years ago at the Venice Rookery, in Venice, Florida. The red-berried plant is a Brazilian...
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