These are the same Cattle Egrets from the
previous post. Mama left the nest for a few minutes to chase away a Night-crowned Heron, and when she returned, she faced the other direction, showing off her beautiful nuptial plumage.
A Cattle Egret nestling looks on as his mama jumps up to convince a Night-crowned Heron to move on to his own nest!
23 comments:
Absolutely fantastic photos, Kelly! What a magical place to visit. I can see why you keep going back.
Superb pictures Kelly. It feels like I'm right there in the nest with them.
when their feathers are spread like that, they always remind me of those filament lamps. :)
just wonderful shots.
Wonderful images! It is so neat to see them "at home with family." The babies are darling and the images are excellent as always.
Those pictures are priceless, Kelly. I enjoy so much seeing things through the eye of your camera. Thank you!
What a treat! Must have been really great to see them in person.
I just read about these guys in my bird book. Apparently they live in every continent (except Antarctica) I love their crazy hairdos!
HI Kelly ...This so wonderful to see this family up close, and personal "well almost" lol
Beatiful birds!!
Grace
The cute baby Egrets sure like to stay underfoot.
great photos my friend! These egrets are so unique I love how different from other birds they are...the feathers are like fur almost. and the beak is so impressive
Keep up the good work
Fabulous photos, Kelly! I'm so jealous. Would love to get photos like this of Cattle Egrets. However, I did see one of these at Bowdoin recently. He was so far away though it was ridiculous. Only good for a record shot.
cutie pies....they sure do stick close to momma!!!
Kelly,
I've tried more than a few times to get decent Cattle Egret photos. These photos are well beyond decent, KUDOs. I recall being in the Everglades watching the Cattle Egrets munching away at every Southern White butterfly in sight.
OH MY! I am loving the Cattle Egret photos!
Adorable babies, but mama's plumage - wow! Speaking of nuptial, it does look a bit like a wedding veil, doesn't it?
I love all of these shots, as usual, but in the top one, the three chicks sort of make the hypotenuse of a triangle. Mom's got them beat in plumage, for sure, but I guess the babes are better at math.
Hi Kelly. I must say this and the recent posts are a superb series of the nesting Egrets ... exceptionally well presented.
P.S. Also good to hear the voice in the recent video.
Hope you and the family have a great weekend. Cheers FAB.
Wow wow wow! Fantastic shots! There are lots of cattle egrets here in Portugal but any time I've ventured close to a nest it's been like trying to get close to royalty. Of course I back away respectfully, like any good citizen would.
Gorgeous photos! Wish I could see these in person!
Kelly these are beautiful photos of the Egrets. Thanks for sharing. Anna :)
Those are beautiful shots. So the nest is low enough to view that way? I am imagining you perched on a ladder, catching those kind of shots!
...thank you all for you kind words. It was so much fun watching this little family. I have hundreds and hundreds of photos of them. I was sitting on a hill across the mote about eye level with their nest. They do not nest high in the trees, and their location, although pretty far away, was open to viewing. Every now and then a Black-crowned Heron would land on a branch overhead and the branch would dip down obstructing the view, but usually, the family was out in the open. Everything is easy at the Pinckney Island rookery during nesting season!
SUPER fabulous captures, Kelly!!!
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