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Redshank - Tringa Totanus
The common redshank is a widespread breeding bird across temperate Eurasia. It is a migratory species, wintering on coasts around the Mediterranean, on the Atlantic coast of Europe from Ireland and Great Britain southwards, and in South Asia. They are uncommon vagrants outside these areas.
They are wary and noisy birds which will alert everything else with their loud piping call. Like most waders, they feed on small invertebrates. Redshanks will nest in any wetland, from damp meadows to saltmarsh, often at high densities. They lay 3–5 eggs.
The common redshank is one of the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) applies.
It is widely distributed and quite plentiful in some regions, and thus not considered a threatened species by the IUCN.
At least I believe this is the correct ID, waiting for iNaturalist to confirm. Identification confirmed (6/25).
This Great Egret flew across the lake at Orlando Wetlands, Florida. It was beginning nest building, and flew to another area for twigs and branches for the nest.
This egret is transitioning to breeding plumage/color. It will remain white, but its bill will become more orange and its facial skin will become greenish. It has already begun developing long plumes trailing alongside its black legs
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!
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.
The great blue heron is a large wading bird in the heron family Ardeidae, common near the shores of open water and in wetlands over most of North America and Central America, as well as far northwestern South America, the Caribbean and the Galápagos Islands. Wikipedia
Scientific name: Ardea herodias
Wingspan: 6 to 7 foot chesapeakebay.net
Family: Ardeidae
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Three young great egrets looking for their next feeding - other photos of this group in the comments
Relaxed in each others company! Swanning around in the Spring sunshine on Rutland Water in the East Midlands (UK) (7286)
Another shot from a great encounter with this Owl from a couple of weeks ago. Always a wonderful experience.
Great Egret – this bird is going into breeding season, you can see that the lore (the patch of bare skin between the beak and the eyes) is changed from yellow to lime green. The graceful plumes called aigrettes have not yet started to grow (they will eventually appear on the shoulder area and trail over the bird’s back). Early this morning I felt the need to escape from the evil of Putin news and go out and find something beautiful to photograph. Shame on this despicable man.