Little Egret

The early bird may (usually) catch the worm, but in this case the worm was a fish. Not a great shot, but I'm sure that the little egret is not going to worry about that.

I did manage to get a little closer after that, probably as close as I've yet managed with egrets. They are somewhat self-conscious birds and tend not to hang around for too long. One day I'll see one in decent light.

That was this morning. Tonight I've been pond-gazing. This is one of the innumerable damselfly nymphs.

And there are young newts…

To close, a special guest appearance (brief, but I'm happy) by Shutterbug the fox. He's looking well, but didn't hang around. It was just a stately walk through the garden and then out via one of the fences.

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Camera note: all little egret shots taken with the Canon 7D EF and 400mm f/5.6L USM lens. the rest were taken with the EF 100mm f/2.8L macro IS USM lens.

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This Post Has 14 Comments

  1. gdare

    28 Oct 2011

    At least you know he is ok and still around :up:

  2. studio41

    28 Oct 2011

    I so enjoy the egrets. love that striking whiteness!

    Originally posted by gdare:

    you know he is ok

    :up:

  3. serola

    28 Oct 2011

    I didn't know these birds are called as 'egret' :sherlock:

    EDIT: Around her it is called something like 'noble heron'.

  4. Words

    28 Oct 2011

    Erwin, thanks!

  5. Words

    28 Oct 2011

    Jill, they're great to watch. I got some more shots today which I'll to post later.

  6. Words

    28 Oct 2011

    Darko, yes. It was good to see him again. 🙂

  7. Words

    28 Oct 2011

    Sami, I'm not sure how they got that name, but yes they are part of the heron family.

  8. SittingFox

    29 Oct 2011

    Another nice series. I saw a couple of egrets at Minsmere but didn't get a good shot. Surprisingly tricky birds, all things considered.

    Nice to see Shutterbug again 🙂

  9. claudeb

    29 Oct 2011

    D'awww! Your fox visitors are the next best thing to domesticated. So sweet.

  10. cakkleberrylane

    30 Oct 2011

    Egrets are one of my favorite birds. I love their yellow feet – it makes me think of the rain boots we wore as children.

  11. Words

    30 Oct 2011

    Adele, the recent shots are the first time I've managed to get anything like into proper range to photograph them, and of course they play havoc with camera metering.

    It had been quite a while without any foxes, so his return was very welcome.

  12. Words

    30 Oct 2011

    Felix, thanks!

  13. Words

    30 Oct 2011

    Lois, oh I so much agree about the egret's wonderfully incongruous feet. 🙂

  14. Wulpen

    19 Oct 2012

    A relieve…. and beautiful shots

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