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Log Rolling American Egret at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge

By |April 22nd, 2026|Categories: American Egrets, Birds, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Video|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I had fun taking videos of a log rolling American Egret in low light and mist two days ago while at Miner's Cove at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma.

American Egret In Bottomland Hardwood Forest Habitat

By |September 11th, 2025|Categories: American Egrets, Birds, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

When I photographed this American Egret perched high in a tree at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge four days ago, I was drawn in by the habitat.

American Egret In A Morning Mist At Tishomingo Wildlife Management Unit

By |June 20th, 2024|Categories: American Egrets, Birds, Marshall County, Oklahoma, Tishomingo Wildlife Management Unit|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Is this a landscape photo with a Great Egret in it or a bird image with a bottomlands hardwood forest habitat in it? You get to decide, it doesn't matter to me.

Oklahoma Move Update – Landing Western Cattle Egret

By |June 5th, 2024|Categories: Birds, Fourpoint Evening Primroses, Marshall County, Western Cattle Egrets, Wildflowers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This landing Cattle Egret is slightly symbolic of my arrival in a new state and seeing the birds and wildlife of Oklahoma right outside my back door every day.

What The Fluff? American Egret Photos

By |April 23rd, 2024|Categories: American Egrets, Birds, Eastern Cottonwood, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I took this American Egret photo yesterday at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge. Even with the morning mist, I could tell something fluffy was stuck on its bill.

Snowy Egret In Marsh Morning Light

By |September 26th, 2023|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Snowy Egrets, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

One of the first birds I photographed this autumn was this fluffed-up Snowy Egret glowing in a natural spotlight in the marsh at Farmington Bay WMA.

American Egret Portrait At Sequoyah NWR

By |August 6th, 2023|Categories: American Egrets, Birds, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I took this American Egret portrait at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma in June while I was visiting my friend and fellow photographer, Steve Creek.

American Egret And Azolla At Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge

By |July 16th, 2023|Categories: American Egrets, Birds, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

When I visited my friend Steve Creek, I photographed this American Egret at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge. The red vegetation floating on the water is azolla.

When Life Gives You A Twisted Neck Just Go With The Flow

By |March 8th, 2023|Categories: American Egrets, Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

When I took photos of this American Egret with a twisted neck and buggy eyes at Fort De Soto I didn't think I'd still be laughing at them fourteen years later.

Snowy Egret In A Natural Spotlight

By |September 24th, 2022|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Snowy Egrets, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

When this Snowy Egret emerged from the shadows and into the sunlight yesterday morning, I briefly forgot to breathe. The egret appeared to be glowing.

Late Summer Snowy Egret Images

By |September 15th, 2022|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Snowy Egrets, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This past Monday I focused on taking Snowy Egret images after taking photos of a Virginia Rail and Lesser Yellowlegs at a near empty pond At Farmington Bay.

American Egret, Mallards and Hooded and Common Mergansers On The Bear River

By |December 23rd, 2021|Categories: American Egrets, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Common Mergansers, Hooded Mergansers, Mallards, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The American Egret landed where I had views of Hooded and Common Mergansers and three Mallards resting on the ice on the Bear River.

Overnight Snow Storm In Northern Utah

By |December 15th, 2021|Categories: American Egrets, Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I haven't been outside to measure the snow but I'd estimate that 6 to 8 inches have fallen already just by looking out my living room window.

Snowy Egret With The Strangest Shadows I Have Ever Seen – How Does This Even Happen?

By |October 1st, 2021|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Snowy Egrets, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yesterday morning I took a series of photos of a Snowy Egret at Farmington Bay WMA with the strangest shadows I have ever seen.

Snowy Egret Photos – Farmington Bay Opening Day

By |September 17th, 2021|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Snowy Egrets, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yesterday was kind of an opening day at Farmington Bay and the Snowy Egret show was the highlight of the day.

Glowing Snowy Egret In A Ray Of Morning Light

By |October 17th, 2020|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Snowy Egrets, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The stark contrast of the white plumage of the Snowy Egret against the darkness of shadows on the vegetation and water made the egret appear to glow.

One Funny Snowy Egret Photo

By |September 26th, 2020|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Snowy Egrets, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

September is a marvelous time for photographing Snowy Egrets in the freshwater marshes that surround the Great Salt Lake.

American Egret In Front Of Stormy Skies

By |July 8th, 2020|Categories: American Egrets, Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

One of the birds I found that summer morning was a American Egret perched on a stump that the waves of the Gulf had deposited on the shore of the beach.

My First Of Year Snowy Egret Sightings

By |April 17th, 2020|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Snowy Egrets, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Three days ago I spotted my first of the year Snowy Egret at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge when two egrets flew out of a ditch on the way to the auto tour loop.

Fun Photographing Reddish Egrets In Florida

By |January 25th, 2020|Categories: Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Reddish Egrets|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I had so much fun photographing Reddish Egrets when I lived in Florida and could see them nearly every time I went to Fort De Soto County Park's north beach.

Snowy Egrets Foraging, Fighting, Landing And Lifting Off

By |September 25th, 2019|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Snowy Egrets, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

These nine Snowy Egret photos are just a fraction of the images I took of a small flock of these snowy, white birds with golden slippers yesterday morning on the marshes of Farmington Bay WMA.

Snowy Egret In Flight Over The Green Marsh At Bear River MBR

By |July 8th, 2019|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Snowy Egrets, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

Sometimes the simplicity of an image is what draws me in and keeps me happily satisfied with it and that is what I enjoy about this photo of a Snowy Egret in flight over the marsh at Bear River MBR, the simplicity.

Bird Gatherings – Pied-billed Grebes, American Egrets And More

By |January 30th, 2019|Categories: American Egrets, Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Pied-billed Grebes, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

It is winter here but the birds know that spring is around the corner and more gatherings like the ones I saw two days ago will happen again and I hope I am able to slow down and enjoy it.

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