
Great Egret Preening – Nikon D200, handheld, f6.3, 1/1600, ISO 200, Nikkor 80-400mm VR at 340mm, natural light
Just a simple Great Egret (Ardea alba) image that always seems to tickle my funny bone when I view it because of the pose. I was wandering through a Florida Spartina marsh when I came across this egret preening and watched as it seemed to turn itself into a pretzel!
Mia
More Great Egret images
Additional posts you might enjoy:






Those long, elegant necks can twist and turn so! Glorious plumage! Fantastic photograph!
Thanks for your wonderful comment on this image Julie!
Absolutely beautiful!
Thank you Susan.
I really like this image. He looks like a contortionist. Carol
Carol, I think of the as the Great Egret Pretzel bird! Thanks for your comment.
Ah…if only we all could scratch our own backs so easily.
Yeah, I wish I could scratch my back so easy Laurence!