Getting Ready for Work
by Ginger Stein
Title
Getting Ready for Work
Artist
Ginger Stein
Medium
Photograph - Bird Photography
Description
This is a Great White Egret. Slightly smaller and more svelte than a Great Blue Heron, these are still large birds with impressive wingspans. They hunt in classic heron fashion, standing immobile or wading through wetlands to capture fish with a deadly jab of their yellow bill. Great Egrets were hunted nearly to extinction for their plumes in the late nineteenth century, sparking conservation movements and some of the first laws to protect birds. What a joy it is to watch these elegant birds, particularly during mating season when the males spread their gorgeous delicate feathers in order to impress a potential mate. I caught this egret grooming its huge wings, getting ready for a day of collecting sticks and twigs for nesting materials. A guy has to provide, after all.
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January 27th, 2020
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Comments (6)
Dawn Currie
Congratulations! This fine image of an identified wild bird is among the features for 3/18/2023! Thank you for sharing with the Wild Birds of the World - A Nature Photography Group. Please take a moment to add it to the March 2023 Features discussion for additional visibility.
Morris Finkelstein
Fabulous close up photograph of a Great Egret with great pose, plumage, clarity, light and shadows, and composition, Ginger! Well done! F/L
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