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This reddish egret is herding fish in the shallows near the Sunshine Skyway Bridge on Tampa Bay, Florida.... more
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This reddish egret is herding fish in the shallows near the Sunshine Skyway Bridge on Tampa Bay, Florida.
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 shrinking bue to developm...
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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Carol Lloyd
Superb capture! LF
Norman Johnson replied:
Thanks Carol.
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 -."
Nancy Jolley
Love these birds and the motion! l
Norman Johnson replied:
Thank you very much Nancy.
Variance Collections
beautiful pose and capture Norman! a fav
Norman Johnson replied:
Thank you very much.
Brian Tarr
Terrific capture Norman, L/f
Norman Johnson replied:
Thanks Brian.
William Tasker
I agree with Carol! 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."
Carol R Montoya
Awesome capture!
Norman Johnson replied:
Thank you very much Carol.
Violeta Ianeva
fabuolos capture Norman ...... f/l
Norman Johnson replied:
Thank you very much Violeta.
Mitch Shindelbower
Excellent catch Norman ! l/f
Norman Johnson replied:
Thanks Mitch.
Jenny Rainbow
Great capture and pose!
Norman Johnson replied:
Thanks Jenny.
Catalina Walker
Love this fabulous shot, Norman!l/f
Norman Johnson replied:
I'm glad you like it Catalina.
Norman Johnson
I'm glad you like it Scott. Thank you very much for the feature in the group "FAA Portraits - Birds."
Chris Flees
love this Norman...well done
Norman Johnson replied:
I'm glad you like it Chris.
Judi Dressler
Beautiful shot! I'm envious of your image - have never yet seen one of these gorgeous birds with my own eyes. :)
Norman Johnson replied:
They are not easy to find. This is only my second one. Thank you for the nice compliments.
Geraldine Scull
Love the lighting and processing treatment, beautifully captured Norman !
Norman Johnson replied:
I'm glad you like it Geraldine.
Ruth Housley
Great capture Norman!!
Norman Johnson replied:
Thank Ruth.
Norman Johnson
I'm glad you like it Doug. Thank you very much for the feature in the group "Animal Photographs."
Sunil Kapadia
Marvelous timely capture with amazing details and action. LF
Norman Johnson replied:
Thank you very much Sunil.
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."
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."
Diane Lindon Coy
Loving the wings!!!! Great capture, Norman!
Norman Johnson replied:
Thank you very much Diane.
Veikko Suikkanen
Excellent shot Norman! L
Norman Johnson replied:
Thank you very much Veikko.
Norman Johnson
I'm glad you like it Beth. Thank you very much for the feature in the Group "All Natural Beauty Of This World."