Great egret (Ardea alba)

[Pao Dolina]

Great egret (Ardea alba) by Paolo Dolina, on Flickr

The great egret (Ardea alba), also known as the common egret, large egret, or (in the Old World) great white egret[2] or great white heron[3][4][5] is a large, widely distributed egret, with four subspecies found in Asia, Africa, the Americas, and southern Europe. Distributed across most of the tropical and warmer temperate regions of the world, it builds tree nests in colonies close to water.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_egret

Location: https://houstonaudubon.org/sanctuaries/high-island/smith-oaks.html

 

[Peter Dexter]

There appears to be conflict.

 

[Asher Kelman]

Great egret (Ardea alba) by Paolo Dolina, on Flickr

The great egret (Ardea alba), also known as the common egret, large egret, or (in the Old World) great white egret[2] or great white heron[3][4][5] is a large, widely distributed egret, with four subspecies found in Asia, Africa, the Americas, and southern Europe. Distributed across most of the tropical and warmer temperate regions of the world, it builds tree nests in colonies close to water.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_egret

Location: https://houstonaudubon.org/sanctuaries/high-island/smith-oaks.html

These are fabulous!

Is it like this all year around or so they migrate in sometime in sprind?

Asher

 

[Pao Dolina]

Thanks Peter and Asher... This is my first and only time in the great state of Texas.

Great Egret (Ardea alba) by Paolo Dolina, on Flickr

 

[Asher Kelman]

That was great timing or the birds are on acid!

Is that kissing or fighting, Pao?

Seems awfully dangerous!

Asher

 

[Robert Watcher]

Looks like you’ve captured the birds mating rituals and breeding plumage (in the second shot), nicely. Adds visual impact to the images.

 

[Asher Kelman]

by Paolo Dolina, on Flickr

The great egret (Ardea alba), also known as the common egret, large egret, or (in the Old World) great white egret[2] or great white heron[3][4][5] is a large, widely distributed egret, with four subspecies found in Asia, Africa, the Americas, and southern Europe. Distributed across most of the tropical and warmer temperate regions of the world, it builds tree nests in colonies close to water.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_egret

Location: https://houstonaudubon.org/sanctuaries/high-island/smith-oaks.html

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Paolo,

This is one of my memorable favorites of 2019!

I hope you will spend more time with us in 2020!

Peter Dexter, Doug Herr, Chris Calohan, Don Ferguson Jr, James Baird and others are also sharing their fabulous bits pictures. Glad you are in this creative clutch!

🙏

Asher

 

[Pao Dolina]

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Paolo,

This is one of my memorable favorites of 2019!

I hope you will spend more time with us in 2020!

Peter Dexter, Doug Herr, Chris Calohan, Don Ferguson Jr, James Baird and others are also sharing their fabulous bits pictures. Glad you are in this creative clutch!

🙏

Asher

Thanks Asher! I just bought the new 16" MBP so I should be able to output something soon!

 

[Asher Kelman]

Thanks Asher! I just bought the new 16" MBP so I should be able to output something soon!

Look at the Snapseed app for iPhones and the iPad and also “Image Size” for reducing the file to below o.5MB so it can be simply attached to your post it will get hosted here!

Asher