Some erotic egret shots

[Harryb]

Ok, maybe not to you but to another egret ....:lust

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[GREAPER]

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[vandana]

Very attractive indeed !:D they sure have engaged a good photographer to make them look good ! those pairs seem to be hitting it off well :D

[Harryb]

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Thanks for stopping by Brian

[jwear]

very nice:thumb still have no idea of a nesting area here

[gtc]

very nice harry-i really like the green above the bill-its very unusual-they are such beautiful birds.

does the colour change at all during the year or are they always that bright green?

by the way -do you sell to stock agencies?if so ,how much do they pay?

i am shopping around at the moment.

greg

[ginger_55]

They are all red Xs to me,

ginger

[liquidsquid]

Wow, damn. Harry, you need a 200mm lens, that 500mm is just too easy for you. You need a tougher challenge :wink

Excellent images of excellent subjects! Now if we can only get rid of the snow and ice around here.

[Harryb]

Very attractive indeed !:D they sure have engaged a good photographer to make them look good ! those pairs seem to be hitting it off well :D

Thanks Vandana. This ii the easy part for them. Once the hatchlings come they are always on the go.

[ginger_55]

Really nice series, Harry!

And I see you have TWO eggs in "your" nest!

I did not get back there (magnolia) this weekend, this was Bill's only day off. His frames distructed during the night, so after I shot the baptism the afternoon was spent getting his "newish" lenses put into some new frames. He works tomorrow.

I may go some morning, back to Magnolia. This is such a frustrating time of year for me. Bill is working and on the road all the time. This next week, it is Florence, Savannah and Jacksonville, plus......... and I am afraid to go there in the evening, I will stay and be terrified. I may go some morning, but I can't get in at first light. They open at 8:30 or 9, not sure which.

I did shoot some little birds around my own yard. Smile. Lots of that activity later in the day. The trees are greening up all over. I love that new green look. However it will hide a lot of what I have managed to see.

We do have seasons around here, no glorious falls, but definite springs (glorious).

You have an excellent series there!

ginger

[Dee]

I see your egrets are trying to outdo Ginger's egrets!:rofl

Some excellent shots there, as usual. That's some vivid green, and the posturing is unreal!

[Harryb]

very nice:thumb still have no idea of a nesting area here

Thanks Jeff. Your local birders should ahve an idea of where the local nesting areas are.

[Harryb]

very nice harry-i really like the green above the bill-its very unusual-they are such beautiful birds.

does the colour change at all during the year or are they always that bright green?

by the way -do you sell to stock agencies?if so ,how much do they pay?

i am shopping around at the moment.

greg

Hey Greg,

The green lore is a sign that they are in mating mode. They green lore is not present the rest of the year. All the birs have coloration changes during matingseason with the cattle egret going through the most dramatic change.

Here's a cattle egret in non-mating mode
http://behret.smugmug.com/photos/32571328-L.jpg

now notice the transformation during mating season

http://behret.smugmug.com/photos/21819920-O.jpg

I don't sell pics to stock agencies so I can't hep you there. You should get an answer if you post it in "Mind Your Own Business".

[Desert Rat]

Sweet shot of the displaying Egrets...:thumb :clap

As Jeff noted the nesting areas are hard to locate out here.. I know of one spot in san Diego though...

[Awais Yaqub]

Wow it looks like Angel

[Dee]

Almost as much as the human male! :rofl :rofl :rofl

[Rohirrim]

Very nice Harry, Love the mating/nesting behavior you've captured. :thumb

[Harryb]

Wow, damn. Harry, you need a 200mm lens, that 500mm is just too easy for you. You need a tougher challenge :wink

Excellent images of excellent subjects! Now if we can only get rid of the snow and ice around here.

Thanks for the kind words. Actually the 500mm is way too much reach for most of the photo ops in the rookery.

[Harryb]

Thank you Ginger. Most of the egrets will lay three eggs so this one is a piker with only two. :D

[Harryb]

I see your egrets are trying to outdo Ginger's egrets!:rofl

Some excellent shots there, as usual. That's some vivid green, and the posturing is unreal!

Thanks Dee. My Florida egrets will always out produce those yankee egrets of Ginger. :rofl

Those bird do soem posturing during the mating seasons. Reminds me of the NYC singles's bars of my youth. :lol

[dragon300zx]

Great shots Harry. With any luck towards the end of the year I'll be down there for some more florida egrets. I finally saw my first Great White Egret of the year here in michigan. Now I gotta try to find some time to see if I can get any photos of one to bad egret fest is almost over.

[bfjr]

Thanks Dee. My Florida egrets will always out produce those yankee egrets of Ginger. :rofl

Those bird do soem posturing during the mating seasons. Reminds me of the NYC singles's bars of my youth. :lol

You mean NY was a city and they had bars and a singles scene back in B.C. times, whoa learn something new every day!! :rofl :bad :lol


Now your shots are always a treat and never disappoint, but about that singles scene, were barefeet and rock clubs still all the rage :bad :rofl :lol4

So should we call you Barney now !!! :dunno :rofl

[Harryb]

Sweet shot of the displaying Egrets...:thumb :clap

As Jeff noted the nesting areas are hard to locate out here.. I know of one spot in san Diego though...

Thanks Eric. We are lucky down here in Florida tp have a fair numbe ro0f rookeries.

[Harryb]

Wow it looks like Angel



Thanks Awais.

[Harryb]

Almost as much as the human male! :rofl :rofl :rofl

Its a well known fact that we clean up well for special events. :D

[Harryb]

Very nice Harry, Love the mating/nesting behavior you've captured. :thumb

Thanks Steve. It will be interesting to follow the activity for the rest of the season.

[Harryb]

Great shots Harry. With any luck towards the end of the year I'll be down there for some more florida egrets. I finally saw my first Great White Egret of the year here in michigan. Now I gotta try to find some time to see if I can get any photos of one to bad egret fest is almost over.

Thanks. The end of the year is a good time to come down here. The birding activity is quite high then. There still will be Egret Fest 2007.:D

[Harryb]

You mean NY was a city and they had bars and a singles scene back in B.C. times, whoa learn something new every day!! ]:rofl :bad :lol



Pretty bold talk for someone of my generation. :rolleyes



Now your shots are always a treat and never disappoint, but about that singles scene, were barefeet and rock clubs still all the rage :bad :rofl :lol4

So should we call you Barney now !!! :dunno :rofl


Thank you for the kind words but I will let your own memory answer the rest of your questions old-timer. :smack

[bfjr]

Pretty bold talk for someone of my generation. :rolleyes
Thank you for the kind words but I will let your own memory answer the rest of your questions old-timer. :smack

Your right but how's that go??

"I'm not as young as I used to be, but I'm good once now as I ever was."