snowy egret

Got 2 for the price of 1. Couldn't let it pass.

This one was really mad at another that came flying to its fishing place.

I love white birds with the first rays of the sun bathing them. I got lucky and this one caught a fish for me.

My literature shows this one as Egretta thula, I saw the same bird, with yellow feet, posted by RJL2005, as Egretta garzetta. Can someone explain it to me? Oh, by the way, this is the first "flying shot" that I have the nerve to show anyone.

Snowy Egret 24 Inches White body, black bill, black legs with bright yellow feet.

He captured 2 fish in the 10 or 15 minutes that I watched him...

I had the pleasure of watching this guy splash around in the shallows as bait fish flew through the air!

24 inches White body, black bill, black legs with bright yellow feet

There are no end of these common birds. This one was having an altercation with another egret. It landed in this agitated state so I took advantage of it.

Were not as many opportunities out on the marsh this weekend. So, I worked with the light on some familiar subjects.

Watching these seemingly elegant birds fish is, if nothing, an exercise in patients. They stand with neck extended, bill in the water. They seem motionless until you look at the bill. The bird vibrates the bill at a constant, fast rate. What this does, I do not know. But, as I sat there suddenly...

Not a Photoshop job :) Mt. View, CA's Shoreline area is an incredibly rich environment for all sorts of shorebirds.

This was taken in the morning around the salt ponds in the inner bay where a whole flock these snowy egret were trying to catch fishes. I found this one interesting. Let me know what you think.

Taken very late in the day, this snowy egret was fishing in the salt ponds of the south Bay.

This is my first photo upload in bird forum. I took this overhead shot late in the day.

This high breeding plumage bird was one of six that have moved into a local night-heron rookery.

Get a good show of this one stalking and jumping around to flush it's meals. Taken today at a blind at Chesepeake Environmental Center.

Early morning light.

Some more Photo Shop fun.

Was taking this pic of the Egret at Henderson Bird Viewing Area in Las Vegas then noticed that there was also some Redheads, some American Coots and an Avocet in the pic.