Egret on a mission

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Egret on a mission

March 30, 2013 by Mike Powell

What was the mission that prompted this Great Egret to launch himself into the air? His mission, it seems, was to continue to harass a Great Blue Heron that he had previous forced out of a prime fishing spot. As you can see from the second photo onward, the egret headed straight for the heron and only at the last minute did he veer off. (I may post some photos later of the initial encounter, but I especially like these in-flight photos.)

I took this series of photos a couple of weeks ago, when I was in Augusta, Georgia, at the Phinizy Swamp Nature Park.

Posted in Birds, Nature, Photography, wildlife | Tagged Ardea alba, Ardea herodias, Augusta GA, birds in flight, Canon 55-250mm zoom lens, Canon Rebel XT, Great Blue Heron, Great Egret, Phinizy Swamp Nature Park | 10 Comments

10 Responses

on March 30, 2013 at 7:39 pm | Reply Michelle at The Green Study

That first shot is just gorgeous – love that you caught the fanning of its wings.
- on March 31, 2013 at 3:55 am | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Thanks. There was a lot of luck in capturing that moment and I was pretty happy with the way that it turned out.
on March 30, 2013 at 8:28 pm | Reply kiaman2012

Awesome captures!
on March 30, 2013 at 10:07 pm | Reply naturesnippets

In all my years of birding I only saw a great blue swimming. Great “catch”
- on March 31, 2013 at 3:58 am | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Thanks. It was a lot of fun taking this series of shots.
on March 30, 2013 at 11:02 pm | Reply lylekrahn

Ah yes, buzzing the tower!
on March 31, 2013 at 8:46 am | Reply New Hampshire Garden Solutions

That first shot is excellent. I’m wondering who won the fight?
on March 31, 2013 at 9:41 am | Reply Sue

Nice action sequence, Mike.
- on March 31, 2013 at 7:52 pm | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Thanks, Sue. It’s nice to be able to weave together a story whenever I can.
on April 1, 2013 at 12:10 am | Reply Charlie@Seattle Trekker

These are great photos, I am looking forward to any, any, followon shots.