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Snowy Egrets Foraging, Fighting, Landing And Lifting Off

By |2021-05-21T04:23:47-06:00September 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.

Stretching Green Heron at Sawgrass Lake Park

By |2021-05-28T11:49:08-06:00November 8th, 2017|Categories: Birds, Florida, Green Herons, Pinellas County, Sawgrass Lake Park|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This Green Heron was photographed from and elevated boardwalk at Sawgrass Lake Park, it had been preening when I walked slowly up to it and when it stretched its wing I took this image.

Juvenile Black-crowned Night Heron on ice

By |2021-05-05T14:41:41-06:00December 20th, 2015|Categories: Birds, Black-crowned Night Herons, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

On a January morning in 2013 I photographed this juvenile Black-crowned Night Heron on ice for about a half an hour at Farmington Bay.

Snowy Egret in breeding plumage at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge

By |2021-05-21T03:50:37-06:00June 24th, 2015|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Snowy Egrets, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

Mornings this time of the year at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge are cool, delightful and early on the subjects can appear to glow from the soft light like this Snowy Egret.

Snowy Egrets on the Gulf Coast

By |2021-04-26T11:09:52-06:00May 23rd, 2015|Categories: Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Snowy Egrets|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I'm hoping to add images of Snowy Egrets to my portfolio this summer that might be taken at Farmington Bay WMA or up north at Bear River National Wildlife Refuge.

Great Egrets in varying light conditions

By |2021-04-12T16:07:56-06:00February 22nd, 2015|Categories: Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Great Egrets|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The best light can be fleeting though so it is always best to photograph as much as you can during the "golden hours".

Great Blue Heron hunkered down against winter’s brutal cold

By |2022-12-23T09:22:55-07:00November 16th, 2014|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Great Blue Herons, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Last December I photographed this Great Blue Heron as it hunkered down against the brutal cold at the edge of the water in a marsh.

Tranquil Tricolored Heron

By |2016-12-07T12:10:01-07:00March 20th, 2014|Categories: Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Tricolored Herons|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

There is a quality that feels very tranquil about this Tricolored Heron image for me. It may be the still, silky texture of the water or the soft pastel color of the water created by the early morning light.

Roseate Spoonbill and Wood Stork Size Comparison

By |2023-02-26T07:17:25-07:00February 15th, 2013|Categories: Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Roseate Spoonbills, Wood Storks|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This photo shows a Roseate Spoonbill and Wood Stork on the shoreline of a tidal lagoon at Fort De Soto County Park in Florida and it shows how the Wood Stork can dwarf the Roseate Spoonbill in height.

Monday Blues – Little Blue Heron that is

By |2016-12-07T12:12:15-07:00January 28th, 2013|Categories: Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Little Blue Herons, Pinellas County|Tags: , , , , , , |

I don't know how much snow fell over night here in the Salt Lake Valley because it is still dark outside and while I am truly not "blue" about it I thought some images from warmer times of a blue bird might be in order for a Monday.

Tricolored Heron striking at prey

By |2016-12-07T12:12:23-07:00January 3rd, 2013|Categories: Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Tricolored Herons|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I am intrigued by how these herons evolved to have long necks that give them the ability to make lightning fast strikes at their prey some distance from their bodies.

Roseate Spoonbill in evening light

By |2016-12-07T12:12:30-07:00December 22nd, 2012|Categories: Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Roseate Spoonbills|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Evening can have marvelous light too though as shown in the Roseate Spoonbill image above that I photographed in Florida as it hunted for prey in a tidal lagoon.

Black-crowned Night Heron fly by

By |2021-05-05T14:54:09-06:00July 10th, 2012|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Black-crowned Night Herons, Box Elder County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

I spent yesterday morning photographing at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge in Box Elder County, Utah. Black-crowned Night Herons seemed to be everywhere on the south side of the auto tour loop, both adults and hatch year birds.

Black-crowned Night Heron Lift Off

By |2023-01-18T14:30:55-07:00May 16th, 2012|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Black-crowned Night Herons, Box Elder County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I was able to take a nice series of images of the Black-crowned Night Heron lift off and when the heron was in flight as it flew past me

Great Egret Hunting in Still Waters

By |2021-04-12T16:49:28-06:00April 2nd, 2012|Categories: Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Great Egrets|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

I've always liked the calm mood this image conveys partially because the stalking pose of the Great Egret (Ardea alba), the silky smooth surface of the water, the reflection and how the out of focus Snowy Egret and Little Blue Heron give the frame a depth that wouldn't be there without them.

Birds with “Blown Eyes”

By |2021-08-26T17:18:19-06:00February 27th, 2012|Categories: American Oystercatchers, Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Glacier County, Great Horned Owls, Montana, Pinellas County, Yellow-crowned Night Herons|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I recently read about a congenital condition in humans called "iris colobomas" which is also found in other mammals and birds and have begun to wonder if that might not be the cause of the abnormal pupils I see in some species of birds instead of an injury to the eye.

Little Blue Heron Hunting In A Lagoon

By |2024-03-02T10:45:51-07:00November 5th, 2011|Categories: Birds, Florida, Little Blue Herons|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Little Blue Herons were a wading bird that I saw often in Florida. The day I photographed this Little Blue Heron I was sitting quietly in the shallow water of a lagoon when this bird flew in and began to hunt.

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