Snowy Egret landing at Farmington Bay – Nikon D810, f8, 1/1600, ISO 250, -0.3 EV, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light
About a year ago there was a gathering of Snowy Egrets at Farmington Bay where they fattened up on the fish and frogs they found there to get ready for migration. There was a lot of fighting and territorial behavior to be seen as they chased each other around when any of the other egrets would catch prey or when a bird would wander to close to another hunting egret. They were quite amusing to watch and photograph and I just never knew when a squabble would start.
Right after I photographed this Snowy Egret landing it started to chase after another egret that had a small fish and they both flew off with their backs to me.
Farmington Bay WMA opens the gates near Goose Egg Island in just a few days and I wonder if the egrets will be back in this same location this year before they head south for the winter. We’ll see!
Life is good.
Mia
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Pure avian Ballet. Another great shot Mia. Thanks.
This is a “happy” photo. It actually made me giggle. Great shot!
Wonderful image! In today’s Tribune I see SLC now has Google fiber at a reasonable price. If you want to check it out call 844-293-5975 however it is only in the city center at this time.
Loving the angle of that shot…
Oh goodness!!!!!! Glorious capture!!!!!!
That’s one of the most dramatic images of a snowy I’ve ever seen…I can never get enough images of these beautiful birds!!! Some wonderful to see on this terrible anniversary…..
What a shot…..gorgeous!
Beautiful photo, Mia.
We share a common bird these days… So glad that you are a friend on FB.