on the road

Harryb · May 6, 2005

Hi you'll,

There my wife and I were driving along US 95 headed up to Ft. Stewart to pick up my son. It was getting near lunchtime. The closest city to us was St. Augustine and there just happens to be this rookery in St. Augustine. So.....

a snowy egret

a tri-colored heron tends to its eggs

a great egret takes care of some grooming during a rare quiet moment

a little blue heron

a cattle egret

MuskyDude · May 6, 2005

Beautiful series, Harry!

As always, supoiby done! And nice to have you back!

AJ

bfjr · May 6, 2005

Welcome back Harry
and back he is with a "BANG"
I bet you missed this

Pristine

So Sharp

Kirwin · May 6, 2005

Hi Harry,

"Just happens to be a rookery"...:lol

Great series

Did not realize that the cattle egret was such a colorful bird. I always see them out in the pastures with cattle, but never ventured close. (No desire to be gored by a bull.)

Phil U. · May 6, 2005

Great stuff Harry. That cattle egret really has some outstanding colors!

Eric&Susan · May 6, 2005

I love the cattle egret colors also.

How is it that you are so darn lucky to live near a great birding place and then you leave town and still know where to get great bird shots.

Eric

Khaos · May 6, 2005

Nice set Harry.

That's the first time I ever saw a cattle egret. Thanks.

SusanB · May 7, 2005

Harry,

Delightful and educational series

They are all wonderful, showing so much of the "mood" for lack of a better term, of the birds at the time. The baby heron, the pristeen white egret and the cattle bird are quite remarkable.

I'm learning about these birds, thanks to the posts by the dgrinners:D

Susan

ginger_55 · May 7, 2005

Gosh, Harry, and all I got today were ospreys.

I have been following them, so I will keep it up, but they are not that dramatic.

I mean once you have seen one fish dinner, well, how many bloody fish dinners do we need.

Their babies are either brand new, or very old. They looked like adults with babies. Perhaps they still have eggs. They are up taller than a telephone pole.
I won't know until a baby looks over.

Here is a teaser, out of 400 photos, many good ones, I used the monopod.

I know you have posted just about the same photograph, but I was very excited to get a fish, and in focus, too. I have sooo many more, mostly as a sequence. Kind of like shooting Andy eating dinner.

The difference with me was the "hurry up and wait" factor. I was there a long time, but the male egret was nicer to me this time. And, as you can see, the female just wanted food.

I love your shots, Harry as usual. I hope you and your son are having a good time, or had, whichever. Uh, when are you coming home.

ginger (I finally posted some of my egrets, I just wanted to post........)
And with most people gone, the few of us seem to be giving each other lots of attention.

ginger_55 · May 7, 2005

We have a faux Andy, or that is the way I see it. His response to the post re "them", Yosemite, or where ever, it is in that thread in wide angle.

He just might respond to you, though they are probably busy having a good time.

g

Harryb · May 7, 2005

MuskyDude wrote:

Beautiful series, Harry! As always, supoiby done! And nice to have you back!

AJ

Hey AJ,

Thanks and its good to be back.

Harryb · May 7, 2005

bfjr wrote:

Welcome back Harry
and back he is with a "BANG"
I bet you missed this

Pristine So Sharp

Hey Ben,

Thanks and I did miss my Dgrin fix while I was on the road. I hate to spend the $ that could go for some glass but I think I'm going to have to break down and get me a laptop.

Harryb · May 7, 2005

Kirwin wrote:

Hi Harry,

"Just happens to be a rookery"...:lol

Great series Did not realize that the cattle egret was such a colorful bird. I always see them out in the pastures with cattle, but never ventured close. (No desire to be gored by a bull.)

Hey Kirwin,

I was surprised to see how colorful they get. They always seemed drab to me when I saw them w/o their mating finery on.

Harryb · May 7, 2005

Phil U. wrote:

Great stuff Harry. That cattle egret really has some outstanding colors!

Thanks Phil. They do get colorful when its mating season.

Harryb · May 7, 2005

Eric&Susan wrote:

I love the cattle egret colors also.

How is it that you are so darn lucky to live near a great birding place and then you leave town and still know where to get great bird shots.

Eric

Hi Eric,

Thanks, I am lucky but I do make a few plans when I hit the road. Our passing the rookery at lunch time required a bit of planning.

Trish323 · May 7, 2005

You booger!

Harryb wrote:

Hi you'll,

There my wife and I were driving along US 95 headed up to Ft. Stewart to pick up my son. It was getting near lunchtime. The closest city to us was St. Augustine and there just happens to be this rookery in St. Augustine. So.....

Hi Harry...glad you are there and back...hope all went well....how could it not with the first stop being the rookery??? Did Linda enjoy it? Hope so. And tell me...was it as magical as the first time??

Great shots ..LOVE the colorful cattle egret. Any new species of babies up there?

I have not taken a single photo in a week! Been totally swamped here.

Catch up with you during the week!

Skippy · May 8, 2005

You Get the Best Bird Shots Don't Ya

Harryb wrote:

Hi you'll,

There my wife and I were driving along US 95 headed up to Ft. Stewart to pick up my son. It was getting near lunchtime. The closest city to us was St. Augustine and there just happens to be this rookery in St. Augustine. So.....

a snowy egret
a tri-colored heron tends to its eggs
a great egret takes care of some grooming during a rare quiet moment
a little blue heron
a cattle egret

Hi there Harry

great series of bird images, as we have all come to expect from you .......... I got a question for ya .....
I've seen shots and I noticed one of your has it to, and I know I have seen it in shots I have taken too......is....... some birds appear to have like small feathers in and around their mouths

why is that

is it left over from grooming

though in some images those feathers look like they are growing around the mouth

if that is so, what purpose do they serve

Skippy (Australia)

Harryb · May 8, 2005

Khaos wrote:

Nice set Harry.

That's the first time I ever saw a cattle egret. Thanks.

Thanks. The cattle egrets don't get much play because they are usually hanging out with cattle (hence their name).

ginger_55 · May 8, 2005

Harry, this is ginger. I love the first shot, the white bird. I don't know why, the colors, and everything are right on for me.

The rest are great shots, as usual. I love them. The Cattle bird........how could they be with cattle when they need water........or want water, or that seems to be where egrets are anyway?

ginger

JHarris1984 · May 8, 2005

ginger_55 wrote:

Harry, this is ginger. I love the first shot, the white bird. I don't know why, the colors, and everything are right on for me.

The rest are great shots, as usual. I love them. The Cattle bird........how could they be with cattle when they need water........or want water, or that seems to be where egrets are anyway?

ginger

Ahh ginger has multiple personalities! Haha nice pics.

Jon

Harryb · May 8, 2005

Susan

SusanB wrote:

Harry,

Delightful and educational series They are all wonderful, showing so much of the "mood" for lack of a better term, of the birds at the time. The baby heron, the pristeen white egret and the cattle bird are quite remarkable. I'm learning about these birds, thanks to the posts by the dgrinners:D

Susan

Thank you for stopping by and taking the time to comment. I try to capture the birds in moment when they are doing something. I think it brings them to "life" more than stationary shots.

Harryb · May 8, 2005

Ginger

ginger_55 wrote:

Gosh, Harry, and all I got today were ospreys.

I.

I love your shots, Harry as usual. I hope you and your son are having a good time, or had, whichever. Uh, when are you coming home.

ginger (I finally posted some of my egrets, I just wanted to post........)
And with most people gone, the few of us seem to be giving each other lots of attention.

Hey Ginger,

That is a seriously cool osprey shot.

Good work.

Thanks for the kind words and for taking the time to reply

Harryb · May 8, 2005

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Hi Harry...glad you are there and back...hope all went well....how could it not with the first stop being the rookery??? Did Linda enjoy it? Hope so. And tell me...was it as magical as the first time??

The trip went well. Linda enjoyed the rookery. Of course, not being into photography she was ready to leave after only an hour. :cry But we had a good time. The place is still amazing. No new chicks have hatched yet but the great egret chicks are beginning to spread their wings and should be trying to fly soon. Little Blue Herons have started to move in and to build nests and the cattle egrets are mating and building nests now too. The tricolor heron and snowy egret eggs sgould be hatching very soon. I was told that there are some wood stork chicks but their nests are in the top of the trees so i couldn't see any.

Great shots ..LOVE the colorful cattle egret

Thanks. I just wish I had more time on this stop-over

I have not taken a single photo in a week! Been totally swamped here.

we will have to do something about that.

Harryb · May 8, 2005

Skippy

Skippy wrote:

Hi there Harry great series of bird images, as we have all come to expect from you .......... I got a question for ya .....
I've seen shots and I noticed one of your has it to, and I know I have seen it in shots I have taken too......is....... some birds appear to have like small feathers in and around their mouths why is that is it left over from grooming though in some images those feathers look like they are growing around the mouth if that is so, what purpose do they serve

Skippy (Australia)

Hey Skippy,

Those feathers around the mouth are from grooming. It's mating season so they want to look their best.:D

Harryb · May 9, 2005

Ginger

ginger_55 wrote:

Harry, this is ginger. I love the first shot, the white bird. I don't know why, the colors, and everything are right on for me.

The rest are great shots, as usual. I love them. The Cattle bird........how could they be with cattle when they need water........or want water, or that seems to be where egrets are anyway?

ginger

Hey Ginger,

Thanks. The cattle egrets get their name from their hanging out with cattle. They feed off the bugs attracted by the cows daily output. :eat

When they nest and mate they get away from the cows.

Andy · May 9, 2005

real nice series, harry

love the colors on these birds.

Harryb · May 10, 2005

JHarris1984 wrote:

Ahh ginger has multiple personalities! Haha nice pics.

Jon

and we like everyone of them too.

Thanks Jon

ian408 · May 10, 2005

Harry, I think I've mentioned this before but I'll have repeat myself

Your bird posts just keep raising the bar. They are all very gorgeous
pictures

I've not seen an egret in several days. Might be time to go back to the
farm...

Ian

Harryb · May 10, 2005

andy wrote:

real nice series, harry love the colors on these birds.

Thanks Andy and welcome back from Yosemite. Glad to see that the bears didn't get you.

Harryb · May 10, 2005

ian408 wrote:

Harry, I think I've mentioned this before but I'll have repeat myself

Your bird posts just keep raising the bar. They are all very gorgeous
pictures

I've not seen an egret in several days. Might be time to go back to the
farm...

Ian

Thanks Ian. You haven't seen an egret in days? I feel your pain.

Steve Cavigliano · May 11, 2005

Outstanding Harry

You've outdone yourself. These just kept getting better and better as I scrolled downward

That Cattle Egret is a looker and the Little Blue Heron ain't bad either

Well you missed some awesome landscape shooting, but you kicked some bird butt for sure. That was the bad thing about Yosemite. No herons or egrets :cry

Great stuff, thanks for sharing,
Steve

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