2016…and time for a new meme from Helena. This year it is “Snap”: between 2 and 4 photos that create a visual set.
Last Wednesday I had heard through the bird spotting rumor mill that there were a few Great Egrets at Oak Hammock Marsh. My mother was going up there the next day so I told her to look for them…and I think she spotted 3 of them. I was hoping to get up to the marsh on the weekend…and I did make it up there on Sunday afternoon. And lo and behold the egrets were still there….I think I spotted 7 or 8 of them!!
Needless to say I took lots of photos, but with only a 210 mm lens, I couldn’t get really good close-ups, but to me, a less than perfect photo is better than none. I whittled my photos down to 5 for this blog post.
Two egrets standing on top of the muskrat lodges…to get a better view I guess:
Posing nicely for the camera, in one spot of open water:
Another egret in a different part of the marsh…this time with a nice reflection:
A pair of egrets starting to fly off to another part of the marsh:
The pair of egrets in full flight:
A wonderful sight!!
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday here.
Linking to Helena’s “SNAP” meme here .
coolquilting 
always a treasure to see and you captured them well 🙂
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Beautiful shots!! Wow.
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Very serene photos!
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What beautiful birds & to see them up so close. Wonderful photos.
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Great photos!
I love seeing Egrets!
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Love the ones of them in flight! They are such beautiful birds. I was surprised to see one the other day in the Genesee River as I was walking over the pedestrian bridge to class. I think of them as beach birds since we see so many of them in the south.
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Wonderful captures.
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What beautiful creatures they are, Marsha.
I just love the last photograph here.
Perfect timing on your part, for sure!
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What a beautiful set of images!
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great captures – there is something so beautiful and exciting about seeing egrets and yours seem keen on posing too
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