on the road

[Harryb]

Hi you'll,

There my wife and I were driving along US 95 headed up to Ft. Stewart to pick up my son. It was getting near lunchtime. The closest city to us was St. Augustine and there just happens to be this rookery in St. Augustine. So.....

a snowy egret

http://behret.smugmug.com/photos/21416100-L.jpg

a tri-colored heron tends to its eggs
http://behret.smugmug.com/photos/21416101-L.jpg

a great egret takes care of some grooming during a rare quiet moment
http://behret.smugmug.com/photos/21416102-L.jpg

a little blue heron
http://behret.smugmug.com/photos/21416103-L.jpg

a cattle egret
http://behret.smugmug.com/photos/21416104-L.jpg

[MuskyDude]

Beautiful series, Harry! :thumb As always, supoiby done! And nice to have you back!


AJ

[bfjr]

Welcome back Harry
and back he is with a "BANG"
I bet you missed this

Pristine :thumb So Sharp :thumb

[Kirwin]

Hi Harry,

"Just happens to be a rookery"...:lol

Great series:thumb Did not realize that the cattle egret was such a colorful bird. I always see them out in the pastures with cattle, but never ventured close. (No desire to be gored by a bull.):huh

[Phil U.]

Great stuff Harry. That cattle egret really has some outstanding colors! :clap

[Eric&Susan]

I love the cattle egret colors also.


How is it that you are so darn lucky to live near a great birding place and then you leave town and still know where to get great bird shots.:scratch

Eric

[Khaos]

Nice set Harry.:thumb

That's the first time I ever saw a cattle egret. Thanks.

[SusanB]

Harry,


Delightful and educational series:clap :clap They are all wonderful, showing so much of the "mood" for lack of a better term, of the birds at the time. The baby heron, the pristeen white egret and the cattle bird are quite remarkable.:thumb I'm learning about these birds, thanks to the posts by the dgrinners:D

Susan

[ginger_55]

Gosh, Harry, and all I got today were ospreys.

I have been following them, so I will keep it up, but they are not that dramatic.

I mean once you have seen one fish dinner, well, how many bloody fish dinners do we need.

Their babies are either brand new, or very old. They looked like adults with babies. Perhaps they still have eggs. They are up taller than a telephone pole.
I won't know until a baby looks over.

Here is a teaser, out of 400 photos, many good ones, I used the monopod.

http://gingerSnap.smugmug.com/photos/21440356-M.jpg


I know you have posted just about the same photograph, but I was very excited to get a fish, and in focus, too. I have sooo many more, mostly as a sequence. Kind of like shooting Andy eating dinner.

The difference with me was the "hurry up and wait" factor. I was there a long time, but the male egret was nicer to me this time. And, as you can see, the female just wanted food.

I love your shots, Harry as usual. I hope you and your son are having a good time, or had, whichever. Uh, when are you coming home.

ginger (I finally posted some of my egrets, I just wanted to post........)
And with most people gone, the few of us seem to be giving each other lots of attention.

[ginger_55]

We have a faux Andy, or that is the way I see it. His response to the post re "them", Yosemite, or where ever, it is in that thread in wide angle.

He just might respond to you, though they are probably busy having a good time.

g

[Harryb]

Beautiful series, Harry! :thumb As always, supoiby done! And nice to have you back!


AJ
Hey AJ,

Thanks and its good to be back.

[Harryb]

Welcome back Harry
and back he is with a "BANG"
I bet you missed this

Pristine :thumb So Sharp :thumb
Hey Ben,

Thanks and I did miss my Dgrin fix while I was on the road. I hate to spend the $ that could go for some glass but I think I'm going to have to break down and get me a laptop.

[Harryb]

Hi Harry,

"Just happens to be a rookery"...:lol

Great series:thumb Did not realize that the cattle egret was such a colorful bird. I always see them out in the pastures with cattle, but never ventured close. (No desire to be gored by a bull.):huh
Hey Kirwin,

I was surprised to see how colorful they get. They always seemed drab to me when I saw them w/o their mating finery on.

[Harryb]

Great stuff Harry. That cattle egret really has some outstanding colors! :clap
Thanks Phil. They do get colorful when its mating season.

[Harryb]

I love the cattle egret colors also.


How is it that you are so darn lucky to live near a great birding place and then you leave town and still know where to get great bird shots.:scratch

Eric
Hi Eric,

Thanks, I am lucky but I do make a few plans when I hit the road. Our passing the rookery at lunch time required a bit of planning. :rofl

[Trish323]

[QUOTE=Harryb]Hi you'll,

There my wife and I were driving along US 95 headed up to Ft. Stewart to pick up my son. It was getting near lunchtime. The closest city to us was St. Augustine and there just happens to be this rookery in St. Augustine. So.....


Hi Harry...glad you are there and back...hope all went well....how could it not with the first stop being the rookery??? Did Linda enjoy it? Hope so. And tell me...was it as magical as the first time??

Great shots:thumb :thumb :thumb ..LOVE the colorful cattle egret. Any new species of babies up there?

I have not taken a single photo in a week! Been totally swamped here.

Catch up with you during the week!

[Skippy]

Hi you'll,

There my wife and I were driving along US 95 headed up to Ft. Stewart to pick up my son. It was getting near lunchtime. The closest city to us was St. Augustine and there just happens to be this rookery in St. Augustine. So.....

a snowy egret
a tri-colored heron tends to its eggs
a great egret takes care of some grooming during a rare quiet moment
a little blue heron
a cattle egret

Hi there Harry :D great series of bird images, as we have all come to expect from you .......... I got a question for ya .....
I've seen shots and I noticed one of your has it to, and I know I have seen it in shots I have taken too......is....... some birds appear to have like small feathers in and around their mouths :huh why is that :dunno is it left over from grooming :dunno though in some images those feathers look like they are growing around the mouth :scratch if that is so, what purpose do they serve :rolleyes

Skippy (Australia)

[Harryb]

Nice set Harry.:thumb

That's the first time I ever saw a cattle egret. Thanks.
Thanks. The cattle egrets don't get much play because they are usually hanging out with cattle (hence their name).

[ginger_55]

Harry, this is ginger. I love the first shot, the white bird. I don't know why, the colors, and everything are right on for me.

The rest are great shots, as usual. I love them. The Cattle bird........how could they be with cattle when they need water........or want water, or that seems to be where egrets are anyway?

ginger

[JHarris1984]

Harry, this is ginger. I love the first shot, the white bird. I don't know why, the colors, and everything are right on for me.

The rest are great shots, as usual. I love them. The Cattle bird........how could they be with cattle when they need water........or want water, or that seems to be where egrets are anyway?

ginger
Ahh ginger has multiple personalities! Haha nice pics.

Jon

[Harryb]

Harry,


Delightful and educational series:clap :clap They are all wonderful, showing so much of the "mood" for lack of a better term, of the birds at the time. The baby heron, the pristeen white egret and the cattle bird are quite remarkable.:thumb I'm learning about these birds, thanks to the posts by the dgrinners:D

Susan
Thank you for stopping by and taking the time to comment. I try to capture the birds in moment when they are doing something. I think it brings them to "life" more than stationary shots.

[Harryb]

Gosh, Harry, and all I got today were ospreys.

I.

http://gingersnap.smugmug.com/photos/21440356-M.jpg



I love your shots, Harry as usual. I hope you and your son are having a good time, or had, whichever. Uh, when are you coming home.

ginger (I finally posted some of my egrets, I just wanted to post........)
And with most people gone, the few of us seem to be giving each other lots of attention.
Hey Ginger,

That is a seriously cool osprey shot. :clap Good work. :thumb

Thanks for the kind words and for taking the time to reply

[Harryb]

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Hi Harry...glad you are there and back...hope all went well....how could it not with the first stop being the rookery??? Did Linda enjoy it? Hope so. And tell me...was it as magical as the first time??


The trip went well. Linda enjoyed the rookery. Of course, not being into photography she was ready to leave after only an hour. :cry But we had a good time. The place is still amazing. No new chicks have hatched yet but the great egret chicks are beginning to spread their wings and should be trying to fly soon. Little Blue Herons have started to move in and to build nests and the cattle egrets are mating and building nests now too. The tricolor heron and snowy egret eggs sgould be hatching very soon. I was told that there are some wood stork chicks but their nests are in the top of the trees so i couldn't see any.

Great shots:thumb :thumb :thumb ..LOVE the colorful cattle egret
Thanks. I just wish I had more time on this stop-over

I have not taken a single photo in a week! Been totally swamped here.
we will have to do something about that. :D

[Harryb]

Hi there Harry :D great series of bird images, as we have all come to expect from you .......... I got a question for ya .....
I've seen shots and I noticed one of your has it to, and I know I have seen it in shots I have taken too......is....... some birds appear to have like small feathers in and around their mouths :huh why is that :dunno is it left over from grooming :dunno though in some images those feathers look like they are growing around the mouth :scratch if that is so, what purpose do they serve :rolleyes

Skippy (Australia)
Hey Skippy,

Those feathers around the mouth are from grooming. It's mating season so they want to look their best.:D

[Harryb]

Harry, this is ginger. I love the first shot, the white bird. I don't know why, the colors, and everything are right on for me.

The rest are great shots, as usual. I love them. The Cattle bird........how could they be with cattle when they need water........or want water, or that seems to be where egrets are anyway?

ginger
Hey Ginger,

Thanks. The cattle egrets get their name from their hanging out with cattle. They feed off the bugs attracted by the cows daily output. :eat

When they nest and mate they get away from the cows.

[Andy]

real nice series, harry :D love the colors on these birds.

[Harryb]

Ahh ginger has multiple personalities! Haha nice pics.

Jon
and we like everyone of them too. :rofl
Thanks Jon

[ian408]

Harry, I think I've mentioned this before but I'll have repeat myself :D

Your bird posts just keep raising the bar. They are all very gorgeous
pictures :thumb

I've not seen an egret in several days. Might be time to go back to the
farm...

Ian

[Harryb]

real nice series, harry :D love the colors on these birds.
Thanks Andy and welcome back from Yosemite. Glad to see that the bears didn't get you.

[Harryb]

Harry, I think I've mentioned this before but I'll have repeat myself :D

Your bird posts just keep raising the bar. They are all very gorgeous
pictures :thumb

I've not seen an egret in several days. Might be time to go back to the
farm...

Ian
Thanks Ian. You haven't seen an egret in days? I feel your pain. :D

[Steve Cavigliano]

Outstanding Harry :thumb :thumb


You've outdone yourself. These just kept getting better and better as I scrolled downward :clap :clap That Cattle Egret is a looker and the Little Blue Heron ain't bad either :lust


Well you missed some awesome landscape shooting, but you kicked some bird butt for sure. That was the bad thing about Yosemite. No herons or egrets :cry


Great stuff, thanks for sharing,
Steve

[DavidTO]

No herons or egrets :cry



As for me, I did not regret the lack of egret. No egret regrets.


I love the cattle egret.

[Harryb]

Outstanding Harry :thumb :thumb


You've outdone yourself. These just kept getting better and better as I scrolled downward :clap :clap That Cattle Egret is a looker and the Little Blue Heron ain't bad either :lust


Well you missed some awesome landscape shooting, but you kicked some bird butt for sure. That was the bad thing about Yosemite. No herons or egrets :cry


Great stuff, thanks for sharing,
Steve
Hey Steve,

Thanks for the kind comments. The cattle egret surprised me, I didn't think it was possible for one of them to look so good. :D

Its killing me that I had to miss Yosemite. With my luck my son will come home just when the next Dgrin shoot is happening.

[Harryb]

As for me, I did not regret the lack of egret. No egret regrets.

Philistine http://dgrin.com/images/smilies/blbl.gif

I love the cattle egret.Thank you.