A prize catch on the lagoon at Rutland Water (UK) (6306)

Great White Egret - Ardea Alba

Somerset

Great White Egret - - Ardea Alba

Picking off Dragonflies..

Somerset

With a background of sunlit Autumn Beech!

Ardea alba

Dendrocopus major

Koolmees, garden, The Netherlands

Keeping a low profile on a bitterly cold, windy April day on the local park lake (Nottingham, UK) (4361)

This Egret was happy for me to snap away from the bridge along the causeway of Abberton. Have a few more to show, as you can imagine!

Taken in Kensington Gardens.

Yes, it can land on such thin branches and hunt low on them.

Am I getting fed again?

These frantic great egrets chicks had two speeds - full speed and asleep.

Taken Stour Valley Nature Reserve, Bournemouth, Dorset.

After rain and high winds this youngster will be flying in a day or two.

Thanks for taking a look.

My shutter speed was a little slow for a flight shot, There was no time to change settings when this one launched from its perch.

Thorhild County, Alberta.

Good Friday all (no pun intended). Happy Easter to those who celebrate it.

I'm posting yet another photo from Great Meadows in Concord. Apologies if I'm being too repetitive. To me, the simple pleasures are the often the most profound.

Two more looks at this beautiful Owl. I have learned a few things about this individual and his travels since my last post and I will put together a photo story about his journey to here and his contact with humans.

Taken at Barton Marina, Staffordshire

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Great Egret fishing on Tybee Island, Georgia.

La Ceja, Colombia; Central Andes; 2.300 meters above sea level.

♂️ Turdus fuscater (Great Thrush / Mirla)

Great Thrush is the largest of the South American thrushes. The plumage is dark olive brown with a distinctive long tail. Individuals measure between 28-33 cm. Males and females are similar in plumage, but males have an orange eye ring.

neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/portal/species/identificati...

Providence, RI.

This Great Blue allowed me to come close and take a portrait.

I don't think that this fish will be a full meal for the Great Blue Heron, but it's a start!

Buntspecht

Kane County, Illinois

Nikon D500, Sigma 60-600mm Sports lens, 600mm, f/6.3, 1/400, ISO 320. View Large.

on the banks of the Chobe, Botswana

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This Great Blue Heron flew by where I was shooting ducks, and made a fine subject.

Visiting Milkweed Flowers.

Carden, Ontario

Canada

Circle B Bar Reserve, Lakeland, Florida

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Ardea alba

Taken at Dungeness RSPB, Kent.

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Relaxed in each others company! Swanning around in the Spring sunshine on Rutland Water in the East Midlands (UK) (7286)

Wood Storks forge for food by kicking up fish and grabbing them with their huge bill. This quick fish was too fast for the stork this time.

Boca Tapada - Costa Rica