Today is Egret day, here on VitaminSea!
These are two photos from my collection, culled for your viewing pleasure. And yes, I do have a collection of 'em, a rather regal looking bird, it is.
Here's a snowy egret, feeding in a water retention canal near our house. Click to embigem!
And this one, I think, is a cattle egret. The photo was cropped because I actually ran after him to chase him away from the pond, which resulted in too much of the neighbor's house in the background.
This particular photo is about 2 years old, back when we had new sod and were oblivious to the damage that a single grub worm can do.
more, soon!
Maybe if you hadn't run off the egret then it might have eaten the grub worm. Just sayin'. ;)
Posted by: Seamus | March 18, 2008 at 03:40 PM
beautiful!
Posted by: Janet | March 18, 2008 at 04:02 PM
LOL, Seamus! You could be right. Why is the egret's neck so skinny? Is it just the angle, or is it really that thin?
Posted by: kenju | March 18, 2008 at 05:38 PM
Egrets like the Great Blue Heron are among my favorites. I've been looking at the refuge but haven't seen any here. They'll be back when the weather warms.
Posted by: me & my puppies | March 18, 2008 at 05:54 PM
Just gorgeous! You make a common cattle egret look elegant! :)
Posted by: pam | March 18, 2008 at 06:31 PM
I think your second bird is a Common Egret not a cattle egret.
If I were a betting guy...
The ID hardly matters when you have such a neat shot showing each and every feather.
Nice!
Posted by: FC | March 18, 2008 at 07:17 PM
pah, Seamus. It would be nice if he'd actually go after the grub worms! LOL.
And you all are right, it is a common egret. I don't know what I was thinking.
Judy, his neck is long and thin from where the last pond owner got ahold of him and tried to strangle him.
Pups, the GBH is common around here also. A gorgeous bird, when they're not eating my fish. Look forward to seeing your photos of them when the weather warms up again.
Posted by: Laura | March 18, 2008 at 10:18 PM
What beautiful birds! And I was just excited earlier that a mama duck and 3 babies hit our pond. They aren't as pretty as the Egret, but they are sweet. I was catching up on all your fun posts, that baby was too precious.
Posted by: Deana | March 19, 2008 at 09:51 AM
They are indeed, Beautiful Elegant Birds! I love them....And these are really WONDERFUL pictures, too!
To answer your question: Yes, Tom Ritter is John Ritter's brother. He has Cerebral Palsey and Phillip and Jane Abbott's youngest son Nelson has Cerebral Palset....We made the 24th Anniversary for Theatre West a joint Fund Raiser for TW and United Cebral Palsey....Tom was part of our Special Committee for this Event.
Carroll O'Connor was a l-o-n-g time member of Theatre West, and always kept up his membership even though it was not as easy for him to participate as his professional life expanded....But, he would come back occassionally and I worked with him on a number of projects....The very first was a three-one act play he wrote back in 1964.....I produced it back then for Theatre West....Carroll was a wonderful writer as well as a wonderful actor.....! And his roots were always in the Theatre. He always considered himself a very lucky actor....
Posted by: OldOldLady Of The Hillsl | March 19, 2008 at 05:29 PM