Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Reddish Egrets

One of the highlights of my trip to Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge was watching the Reddish Egrets in action! In addition to exhibiting lovely colors, these egrets engage in some very entertaining feeding tactics.

Reddish Egret
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Reddish Egrets appear to be dancing as stalk their prey by running vigorously through the shallow waters.

 Reddish Egrets also use a tactic known as "canopy hunting" where they raise their wings to reduce the glare on the water. This improves their ability to see prey.





22 comments:

  1. Beautiful and informative :)
    Love his bit of pink.

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  2. Great shots!
    What a beautiful bird.
    Thanks for sharing.
    Have a great day.
    Greetings Mette

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  3. Guauuu!!Preciosa serie de fotografías, hasta has conseguido pillarle cazando para alimentarse!
    Saludos!!

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  4. Wonderful action images Tammy. Reddish Egrets are such fun to see and photograph!

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  5. Great hunters! Have seen Black Herons do something similar when they create a full circle with their wings to form an area of shade! great pics too!

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  6. Hello Tammy

    It's again a lovely serie, the sharpness and colors are so wonderful,
    my compliments.

    Greetings from Holland, Joop

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  7. such great shots! i'd love to see this in action!

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  8. Brilliant shots Tammy and it is a smart looking bird to.

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  9. Lovely action shots Tammy, the colours are lovely on that bird.

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  10. Spectacular series of shots of this bird Reddish Egrets, congratulations

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  11. He is one crazy ass bird. cant imagine that being the most stealthy of birds !!!
    Excellent images

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  12. Klasse Bilder vom Reiher sehr interessant.

    Gruß
    Noke

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  13. Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge looks like a terrific place to go birding. Outstanding action shots of the Reddish Egret hunting! You captured the behavior beautifully. Great detail and color. A joy to visit your wonderful blog!

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  14. Hey they could almost be Little Egrets with those habits and hunting techniques - great pictures, so clear and well exposed.

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  15. Fantastic work, Tammy! Your photos are beautiful! I've never seen a Reddish Egret, but they're gorgeous birds. Great job as always!

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  16. It is beautiful, Reddish Egret lives upto its name. Fantastic photos.

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  17. Hola Tammy buenas tomas de esta Garza.Un abrazo

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  18. Estupendas imágenes de estas Garzas, que poseen un plumaje con un bello colorido.

    saludos.

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  19. I'll never forget the first time I had the opportunity to observe their feeding behavior. I was mesmerized. Great captures!

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