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A reddish egret poses for its portrait in the shallows near the mouth of Tampa Bay, Florida close to the Sunshine Skyway Bridge.... more
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A reddish egret poses for its portrait in the shallows near the mouth of Tampa Bay, Florida close to the Sunshine Skyway Bridge.
The rarest of the egrets, the reddish egret (egretta rufescens) can be found in the shallow coastal salt water lagoons and estuaries of the Gulf states, Mexico, Central America, the caribbean and the Bahamas. The largest populations of breeding pairs are curently along the coast of Texas.
They are very active foragers, often seen running, jumping and spinning, sometimes with wings outspread, in the pursuit of prey. They will try to herd them into groups to make them easier to catch. They feed on fish, frogs, crustaceans, insects and small animals preferring shallow mud flats, lagoons and saltwater estuaries.
They were almost hunted to extinction late 1800's and early 1900's for their plumes for the fashion industry. They have made somewhat of a comeback but are still very rare as the coastal marine habitat that they favor keeps sh...
Like many of the old generation of photographers, I began with a Kodak box brownie when I was a kid. When I saw what resulted, I was hooked. Having grown up with an aunt who was a professional artist, I was always exposed to the creative arts. As a result, I have always liked to paint. Later I went to the Defense Information School at Ft. Benjamin Harrison in 1966 where I got more intensive training in photography and photojournalism and practiced that craft in Vietnam and the United States. I studied with the Famous Artist’s and Famous Photographer’s Schools to help hone my skills. I study the composition, use of light, contrasts of intensities of color, etc. of artist’s works that I catch my eyes to help me hone my skills. I...
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Jon Delorme
Lovely image Norman!
Norman Johnson replied:
Thanks Jon.
Maria Urso
Love these birds! Beautiful capture
Norman Johnson replied:
I'm glad you like it Maria.
Khalid Saeed
Wonderful image.
Norman Johnson replied:
Thanks Khalid.
Robyn King
Congratulations your beautiful work is being featured in The World We See Group:-)
Norman Johnson replied:
I'm glad you like it Robyn. Thank you very much for the feature in the group "The world We See."
Karry Degruise
Beautiful shot Norman L/F
Norman Johnson replied:
Thanks Karry.
Stuart Litoff
Love the colors and details!
Norman Johnson replied:
Thank you very much Stuart.
Lexa Harpell
beautiful portrait - adore the light!
Norman Johnson replied:
thank you very much Lexa.
Variance Collections
love the details here :) -- Aimelle
Norman Johnson replied:
Thank you very much.
Skip Willits
Wonderful and I have to admit I have never seen one so good on you for the capture. Nice work on the entire series.
Norman Johnson replied:
Thank you very much Skip. It has taken me a long time to find this one.
Lorraine Baum
Great detail! l/f
Norman Johnson replied:
Thanks Lorraine.
Kim Tran
Awesome portrait! l/f
Norman Johnson replied:
Thanks Kim.
Luther Fine Art
Terrific capture!
Norman Johnson replied:
Thank you very much Luther.
Felix Lai
Fantastic portrait of the egret, great detail and colors, very well done! l/f
Norman Johnson replied:
Thank you very much Felix.
Stephen Stookey
Beautiful Egret portrait
Norman Johnson replied:
Thanks Stephen.
William Tasker
Stunning in every way, Norman! Your beautiful image has been featured by Wild Birds Of The World, a nature photography group. L/F
Norman Johnson replied:
I'm glad you like it William. Thank you very much for the feature in the group "Wild Birds Of The World -.."
Chris Flees
awesome portrait Norman
Norman Johnson replied:
Thanks Chris.
Robyn King
Congratulations your beautiful work is being featured in AAA images:-)
Norman Johnson replied:
I'm glad you like it Robyn. Thank you very much for the feature in the group "AAA Images -.."
Norman Johnson
I'm glad you like it Scott. Thank you very much for the feature in the group "FAA Portraits - Birds."
Geraldine Scull
Wonderful close up details !
Norman Johnson replied:
Thank you very much Geraldine.
Don Columbus
Congratulations Norman, your work is Featured in "A Birding Group - Wings"! I invite you to place it in the group's "2017 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L/F/Tweet
Norman Johnson replied:
I'm glad you like it Don. Thank you very much for the feature in the group "A Birding Group - Wings."
Veikko Suikkanen
Excellent portrait shot Norman! L
Norman Johnson replied:
Thank you very much Veikko.
Don Columbus
Congratulations Norman, your work is Featured in "Coastal Water Birds-Shore Birds" I invite you to place it in the group's "2017 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L/Tweet
Norman Johnson replied:
I'm glad you like it Don. Thank you very much for the feature in the group "Coastal Water Birds - Shore Birds."
Don Columbus
Congratulations Norman, your work is Featured in "Birds In Focus" I invite you to place it in the group's "2017 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L/Tweet
Norman Johnson
I'm glad you like it Don. Thank you very much for the feature in the group "Birds In Focus."