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Edwin B Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, great egret, john heinz national wildlife refuge, photography, postaday, snowy egret
Egrets stayed around at the refuge later this year because the weather has been warmer than usual. Not today though as Artic air has brought temperatures to lows unheard of since the 1930’s. Anyway, last week I saw a Snowy Egret by Wildlife Drive at the refuge and stopped my car not more than 20 ft (6 m) from it.
Other cars then began stopping behind me, and the Snowy Egret decided it had enough and flew away.
Looking through my files, I saw the following photo taken in November 2014 at the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge. I did not post it before, perhaps because at first glance it appeared too dark. But lighting was falling on the egret and not on the marshy background. So here it is.
bluebrightly said:
Great photos again, I like how the feathers are ruffled, and the feet look so big in the first photo.
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neihtn2012 said:
Thanks! I noticed those big feet too, bigger than the head.
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Mohammad Mahloujian, Stockholm Sweden said:
so nice, clean and beautiful photos. By catching the eyes , one may feel that the bird is really looking at you even though you are looking at your monitor
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neihtn2012 said:
Thank you Mohammad! I always try to catch the eyes of a bird, if possible.
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bayphotosbydonna said:
Gorgeous photos of the snowy, Hien! The colors are gorgeous and great detail!!
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neihtn2012 said:
Thank you Donna!
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Success Inspirers' World said:
I love them.
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neihtn2012 said:
Thank you!
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quietsolopursuits said:
I’d love to see a snowy egret in person, so far they have escaped me. So, I’ll have to “settle” for your wonderful images of them. Don’t you just hate it when other people scare away something you’re trying to photograph?
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neihtn2012 said:
Jerry, maybe being inland you don’t have many Snowy Egrets. They are quite common on the Jersey shore.
Next year, after I am retired, I will try to go on photo shoots on a week day to avoid the crowd.
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creatingmindblog said:
Beautiful photos! They look so majestic.
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neihtn2012 said:
Thank you very much!
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Jessica Hagan said:
Just magical!!!
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neihtn2012 said:
Thanks Jessica!
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Eliza Waters said:
Love the yellow legs and bill on the Snowy – they really are very snowy!
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neihtn2012 said:
That Snowy Egret looks small when it is all balled up. But when it stands upright and stretches its legs and neck, it looks much bigger.
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nhi said:
The last one with dark back ground is a great portraiture.
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neihtn2012 said:
Thank you Anh Nhi!
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DG MARYOGA said:
Beautiful photos of Snowy Egrets,Hien!Loved them all but the ones on the wing and the last one with the mirroring effects are absolutely spectacular!’m thinking of them now,it’s so cold …
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neihtn2012 said:
Thank you Doda! It has been cold. However, today temperatures are above freezing by a few degrees and I could again walk my dog outside.
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meta said:
It is looking so cold. It just seems to be shivering.
The refection of the Egret in the bottom photo is just great, enhanced by the darkness of the back ground. Love it.
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neihtn2012 said:
Very keen observations from your part. Thank you!
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dweezer19 said:
My favorite seabird of them all…
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neihtn2012 said:
That’s good!
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