![\"Foraging](\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/tishomingo-wmu-great-egret-mist-mia-mcpherson-2823.jpg\" "\\"Foraging")
Foraging Great Egret in a morning mist \u2013 Nikon D810, f7.1, 1\/640, ISO 500, Nikkor 18-200mm VR at 200mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\nWhatever you decide it is, this image was taken at Tishomingo Wildlife Management Unit<\/span><\/a> last month. This was after my GPS took me to the WMU on some crazy, pot-holed filled backroads when it could have taken a different, less bumpy route. Thank goodness it was getting close to sunrise, or I might have hit some really deep potholes.<\/p>\n Entering the WMU from the south end means a long drive over a pretty gravelly road, and there was plenty of mist and fog that morning. I drove slowly so I could take in the scenery and so I wouldn’t be going fast if a deer, bear, skunk, raccoon, or bobcat jumped in front of my Jeep.<\/p>\n A few weeks ago, I shared photos of some of the scenery I saw that morning at the Tishomingo WMU<\/span><\/a> and one Turkey Vulture image.<\/p>\n Today, I am sharing just this one combo bird and scenery image because I like the mood the photo conveys. I also enjoy the sun-kissed treetops in the background, the water in the foreground, the vapors or mist rising off the water, and the ghostly looking tree stumps in the water.<\/p>\n The foraging Great Egret in the frame? I think the wading bird adds something to the photo, and it wouldn’t be the same without the egret or hold as much appeal for me as it does.<\/p>\n Your tastes may vary, and it’s okay if they do.<\/p>\n Happy Summer Solstice! May the magic of summer begin.<\/p>\n Life is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n Mia<\/p>\n Click here<\/span><\/a> to view more of my Great Egret photos plus facts and information about this species. Click here<\/span><\/a> to see more scenic photos of Oklahoma, which I will be adding to very soon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":129619,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[27,362,15134,13973,15061],"tags":[4004,4272,13985,13984,743,351,4175,4136,5370,363,5178,4420,4099,6093,1984,165,15249,4076,15248,313,3996],"class_list":["post-129622","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-avian","category-great-egrets","category-marshall-county","category-oklahoma","category-tishomingo-wildlife-management-unit","tag-adult","tag-ardea-alba","tag-bottomland-hardwood-forests","tag-bottomlands","tag-egret","tag-egrets","tag-fog","tag-foraging","tag-forest","tag-great-egret","tag-lake","tag-mist","tag-morning-light","tag-morning-mist","tag-pond","tag-spring","tag-stumps","tag-trees","tag-vapor","tag-wading-birds","tag-water"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t