Thursday, September 6, 2012

Wild Bird Wednesday: Eastern Reef Egret

This was my third "lifer" from our day trip down to Burleigh Heads in July. The Eastern Reef  Egret has two phases; the grey phase & the white phase.

This particular bird looks a little the worst for wear...





I know it's a little blurry but I had to post the "catch of the day"...





Definitely looking quite shabby. But don't you just love the hair do in this last shot!!

Sharing with Stewart's meme:

23 comments:

TexWisGirl said...

i've got days when i look a little ragged, too. :) i like that dark charcoal gray.

Joop Zand said...

Never seen such dark bird.....i like these pictures Liz.

greetings, Joop

Serendipityissweet said...

Great captures Liz! I have never seen an egret this color. Thanks for sharing your wildlife shots. I think I learn something new each time I visit here ;)

Unknown said...

Beautiful shots!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.

Skye said...

what a beautiful creature! even if his feathers have seen better days- he is gorgeous - and gorgeous captures by you indeed! I am loving the wild bird wednesday links too! :)

FilipBlog said...

A focussed and professional fisher.

Greetings,
Filip

Liva`s said...

What a funny looking bird - i like your pictures of this one - funny and quite qute ;D
Greetings from Liva

Adam Jones said...

Some really amazing shots of a bird I've not seen before.

Carole M. said...

your heron is looking a little dejected; lovely captures Liz

Juliana said...

yeah! funny hair-do)))
cool shots!

xoxo, Juliana
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mick said...

Great close-up photos of the Egret and the feathers do look a bit worn.

Michael S-B said...

Great pics. Liz, I love the way you tell your story with each post. You are most creative, and this shows both in your posts and in the wonderful photos you take xoxo

Tammy@Simple Southern Happiness said...

These are amazing photos and look at his eyes!!

I envy him, he get super fresh seafood!! I get frozen....

Michelle said...

I love the perspective in all of these...you do such wonderful bird photography!

Neil said...

Great close-up photos of the Heron.

Grandma Barb's This and That said...

Great photos, Liz. His hair do in the last picture looks like mine when I get up in the morning. :0)

Stewart M said...

Yes, this bird does look like its had better days!

But they are still good to look at even with some feathers out of place.

Thanks for the (multiple) comments.

Stewart M - Melbourne

Mary Howell Cromer said...

These are wonderful Heron images!!!

EG CameraGirl said...

I love how dark-coloured this egret is, so different from the ones we see here.

MadSnapper said...

wonderful photos of a beautiful bird

i stora drag said...

Lovely pictures of your egrets!
I also posted herons in my blog!
Greetings Pia in Sweden

Lisa Gordon said...

I think he's adorable, and I love that beak!

Pat Tillett said...

GREAT photos! These guys always look a bit grouchy...

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