Monday, March 03, 2008

Hunting, Snowy Egret


Watching this little Snowy Egret hunting was a treat

It was stalking slowly through the shallows carefully placing each foot lightly upon the waterlogged debris. Then with three taps of its foot it would attempt to drive prey into the open water while it watched intently. The Egret continued this hunting technique for a few minutes before flying to another part of the marsh that it hoped was more productive.

This photo, as are most in this series, was captured with a Canon 30D & a 100-400mm L lens

10 comments:

  1. I have no idea this is call egret, thanks alot!

    I like the Lake Parker's shot too, nice !

    ReplyDelete
  2. LOVE it! I've been capturing some Snow "Geese" lately!

    ReplyDelete
  3. Stunning capture, the birds stare is amazing. The tail feather seems to have caught a draft..a really great picture of the way this bird goes about hunting.

    ReplyDelete
  4. You got the good parts. The picture, of course, but the best part is often just watching what birds do as part of their normal routine. They do what works.

    ReplyDelete
  5. What an Exciting Experience! Wow!
    I am envious!!!
    Thank you for sharing this!!

    ReplyDelete
  6. Poor Egret, looks as tho he has wind in the willows.lol.

    \great capture Salty, love the way you caught the wind in the feathers.

    ReplyDelete
  7. Thanks for sharing his hunting procedure. Thats so interesting. Nice capture of his intense hunt.
    Like your new profile picture too.

    ReplyDelete
  8. Great photo, Salty. Not something we see in PA...makes it more special. Hope you are enjoying your vacation.

    ReplyDelete
  9. WOW! What a wonderful shot! I think I must be heavy-footed, as I scare away just about every bird I want to photograph! lol

    ReplyDelete
  10. very interesting his procedure. Thanks for sharing.

    ~ Wolf Lover Girl

    ReplyDelete

Thank you for taking the time to comment. I appreciate the visits and comments as long as the comments are respectful of others views and contain no profanity.

Thanks again
Coy