{"id":13591,"date":"2014-01-18T05:59:13","date_gmt":"2014-01-18T12:59:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=13591"},"modified":"2025-06-26T10:04:50","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T15:04:50","slug":"snowy-egret-landing-on-the-shore-of-the-gulf-of-mexico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2014\/01\/18\/snowy-egret-landing-on-the-shore-of-the-gulf-of-mexico\/","title":{"rendered":"Snowy Egret Landing On The Shore Of The Gulf Of Mexico"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"SnowySnowy Egret landing on the shore of the Gulf of Mexico – Nikon D200, f6.3, 1\/1500, ISO 200, Nikkor 70-400mm VR at 175mm, natural light, not baited<\/span><\/p>\n

I wanted to post something from warmer, brighter and birdier days so I found this image of a Snowy Egret landing on the shore of the Gulf of Mexico that I photographed on a hot May day in Florida five years ago. I was sitting on the sugar sand while the Snowy Egret hunted for prey along the shore of the Gulf of Mexico and it was amazing to me how close the egret would get to the crazy woman with one glass eye pointed at it.<\/p>\n

I can almost feel the sand under me, the salty tang to the air and the gentle breeze coming off of the Gulf.<\/p>\n

All is good. Life is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/a><\/span> to see more of my Snowy Egret photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I found this image of a Snowy Egret landing on the shore of the Gulf of Mexico that I photographed on a hot May day in Florida five years ago.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":149428,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[27,25,704,2000,255],"tags":[4004,5229,5132,743,351,4120,4052,4122,4077,4123,3988,313,3996],"class_list":["post-13591","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-avian","category-florida","category-fort-de-soto-county-park","category-pinellas-county-florida","category-snowy-egrets","tag-adult","tag-coast","tag-coastal","tag-egret","tag-egrets","tag-egretta-thula","tag-flight","tag-flying","tag-gulf-of-mexico","tag-landing","tag-snowy-egret","tag-wading-birds","tag-water"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/snowy-egret-landing-adult-mia-mcpherson-0175.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p11Mom-3xd","jetpack_sharing_enabled":false,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":8333,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2013\/05\/11\/snowy-egret-on-the-shore-of-the-gulf-of-mexico\/","url_meta":{"origin":13591,"position":0},"title":"Snowy Egret On The Shore Of The Gulf of Mexico","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"May 11, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"This Snowy Egret was photographed as it stood in the shallow water of the Gulf of Mexico at Fort De Soto County Park's north beach one early August morning in 2007.","rel":"","context":"In "Birds"","block_context":{"text":"Birds","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/category\/avian\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Snowy Egret in early morning light on the shoreline of the Gulf of Mexico, Fort De Soto, Florida","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/snowy-egret-early-morning-mia-mcpherson-3175.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":4882,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2012\/04\/27\/shades-of-blue-friday-photos\/","url_meta":{"origin":13591,"position":1},"title":"Shades of Blue – Friday Photos","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"April 27, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Just a simple image of a Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) today. 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