Some erotic egret shots

HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
edited March 30, 2006 in Wildlife
Ok, maybe not to you but to another egret ....:lust

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  • GREAPERGREAPER Registered Users Posts: 3,113 Major grins
    edited March 26, 2006
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  • vandanavandana Registered Users Posts: 373 Major grins
    edited March 26, 2006
    Very attractive indeed !:D they sure have engaged a good photographer to make them look good ! those pairs seem to be hitting it off well :D
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited March 26, 2006
    GREAPER wrote:
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    Thanks for stopping by Brian
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  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited March 26, 2006
    very nicethumb.gif still have no idea of a nesting area here
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  • gtcgtc Registered Users Posts: 916 Major grins
    edited March 26, 2006
    beautiful
    very nice harry-i really like the green above the bill-its very unusual-they are such beautiful birds.

    does the colour change at all during the year or are they always that bright green?

    by the way -do you sell to stock agencies?if so ,how much do they pay?

    i am shopping around at the moment.

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  • ginger_55ginger_55 Registered Users Posts: 8,416 Major grins
    edited March 26, 2006
    They are all red Xs to me,

    ginger
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  • liquidsquidliquidsquid Registered Users Posts: 63 Big grins
    edited March 26, 2006
    Wow, damn. Harry, you need a 200mm lens, that 500mm is just too easy for you. You need a tougher challenge mwink.gif

    Excellent images of excellent subjects! Now if we can only get rid of the snow and ice around here.
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited March 27, 2006
    vandana wrote:
    Very attractive indeed !:D they sure have engaged a good photographer to make them look good ! those pairs seem to be hitting it off well :D

    Thanks Vandana. This ii the easy part for them. Once the hatchlings come they are always on the go.
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  • ginger_55ginger_55 Registered Users Posts: 8,416 Major grins
    edited March 27, 2006
    Really nice series, Harry!

    And I see you have TWO eggs in "your" nest!

    I did not get back there (magnolia) this weekend, this was Bill's only day off. His frames distructed during the night, so after I shot the baptism the afternoon was spent getting his "newish" lenses put into some new frames. He works tomorrow.

    I may go some morning, back to Magnolia. This is such a frustrating time of year for me. Bill is working and on the road all the time. This next week, it is Florence, Savannah and Jacksonville, plus......... and I am afraid to go there in the evening, I will stay and be terrified. I may go some morning, but I can't get in at first light. They open at 8:30 or 9, not sure which.

    I did shoot some little birds around my own yard. Smile. Lots of that activity later in the day. The trees are greening up all over. I love that new green look. However it will hide a lot of what I have managed to see.

    We do have seasons around here, no glorious falls, but definite springs (glorious).

    You have an excellent series there!

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  • DeeDee Registered Users Posts: 2,981 Major grins
    edited March 27, 2006
    Two eggs in the nest
    I see your egrets are trying to outdo Ginger's egrets!rolleyes1.gif

    Some excellent shots there, as usual. That's some vivid green, and the posturing is unreal!
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited March 27, 2006
    jwear wrote:
    very nicethumb.gif still have no idea of a nesting area here

    Thanks Jeff. Your local birders should ahve an idea of where the local nesting areas are.
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited March 27, 2006
    gtc wrote:
    very nice harry-i really like the green above the bill-its very unusual-they are such beautiful birds.

    does the colour change at all during the year or are they always that bright green?

    by the way -do you sell to stock agencies?if so ,how much do they pay?

    i am shopping around at the moment.

    greg

    Hey Greg,

    The green lore is a sign that they are in mating mode. They green lore is not present the rest of the year. All the birs have coloration changes during matingseason with the cattle egret going through the most dramatic change.

    Here's a cattle egret in non-mating mode
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    now notice the transformation during mating season

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    I don't sell pics to stock agencies so I can't hep you there. You should get an answer if you post it in "Mind Your Own Business".
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  • Desert RatDesert Rat Registered Users Posts: 103 Major grins
    edited March 27, 2006
    Sweet shot of the displaying Egrets...thumb.gifclap.gif

    As Jeff noted the nesting areas are hard to locate out here.. I know of one spot in san Diego though...
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  • Awais YaqubAwais Yaqub Registered Users Posts: 10,572 Major grins
    edited March 27, 2006
    Wow it looks like Angel
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  • DeeDee Registered Users Posts: 2,981 Major grins
    edited March 27, 2006
    Amazing transformation Harry
    Almost as much as the human male! rolleyes1.gifrolleyes1.gifrolleyes1.gif
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  • RohirrimRohirrim Registered Users Posts: 1,889 Major grins
    edited March 27, 2006
    Very nice Harry, Love the mating/nesting behavior you've captured. thumb.gif
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited March 28, 2006
    liquidsquid wrote:
    Wow, damn. Harry, you need a 200mm lens, that 500mm is just too easy for you. You need a tougher challenge mwink.gif

    Excellent images of excellent subjects! Now if we can only get rid of the snow and ice around here.

    Thanks for the kind words. Actually the 500mm is way too much reach for most of the photo ops in the rookery.
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited March 28, 2006
    Thank you Ginger. Most of the egrets will lay three eggs so this one is a piker with only two. :D
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited March 28, 2006
    Dee wrote:
    I see your egrets are trying to outdo Ginger's egrets!rolleyes1.gif

    Some excellent shots there, as usual. That's some vivid green, and the posturing is unreal!

    Thanks Dee. My Florida egrets will always out produce those yankee egrets of Ginger. rolleyes1.gif

    Those bird do soem posturing during the mating seasons. Reminds me of the NYC singles's bars of my youth. :lol
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  • dragon300zxdragon300zx Registered Users Posts: 2,575 Major grins
    edited March 28, 2006
    Great shots Harry. With any luck towards the end of the year I'll be down there for some more florida egrets. I finally saw my first Great White Egret of the year here in michigan. Now I gotta try to find some time to see if I can get any photos of one to bad egret fest is almost over.
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  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited March 28, 2006
    Harryb wrote:
    Thanks Dee. My Florida egrets will always out produce those yankee egrets of Ginger. rolleyes1.gif

    Those bird do soem posturing during the mating seasons. Reminds me of the NYC singles's bars of my youth. :lol

    You mean NY was a city and they had bars and a singles scene back in B.C. times, whoa learn something new every day!! rolleyes1.gifblbl.gif :lol


    Now your shots are always a treat and never disappoint, but about that singles scene, were barefeet and rock clubs still all the rage blbl.gifrolleyes1.gif :lol4

    So should we call you Barney now !!! ne_nau.gifrolleyes1.gif
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited March 28, 2006
    Desert Rat wrote:
    Sweet shot of the displaying Egrets...thumb.gifclap.gif

    As Jeff noted the nesting areas are hard to locate out here.. I know of one spot in san Diego though...

    Thanks Eric. We are lucky down here in Florida tp have a fair numbe ro0f rookeries.
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited March 29, 2006
    Awais Yaqub wrote:
    Wow it looks like Angel



    Thanks Awais.
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited March 29, 2006
    Dee wrote:
    Almost as much as the human male! rolleyes1.gifrolleyes1.gifrolleyes1.gif

    Its a well known fact that we clean up well for special events. :D
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited March 29, 2006
    Rohirrim wrote:
    Very nice Harry, Love the mating/nesting behavior you've captured. thumb.gif

    Thanks Steve. It will be interesting to follow the activity for the rest of the season.
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited March 29, 2006
    dragon300zx wrote:
    Great shots Harry. With any luck towards the end of the year I'll be down there for some more florida egrets. I finally saw my first Great White Egret of the year here in michigan. Now I gotta try to find some time to see if I can get any photos of one to bad egret fest is almost over.

    Thanks. The end of the year is a good time to come down here. The birding activity is quite high then. There still will be Egret Fest 2007.:D
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited March 30, 2006
    You mean NY was a city and they had bars and a singles scene back in B.C. times, whoa learn something new every day!! ]rolleyes1.gifblbl.gif :lol

    Pretty bold talk for someone of my generation. rolleyes1.gif

    Now your shots are always a treat and never disappoint, but about that singles scene, were barefeet and rock clubs still all the rage blbl.gifrolleyes1.gif :lol4

    So should we call you Barney now !!! ne_nau.gifrolleyes1.gif


    Thank you for the kind words but I will let your own memory answer the rest of your questions old-timer. :smack
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  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited March 30, 2006
    Harryb wrote:
    Pretty bold talk for someone of my generation. rolleyes1.gif
    Thank you for the kind words but I will let your own memory answer the rest of your questions old-timer. :smack

    Your right but how's that go??

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