That Feels Better
by Norman Johnson
Title
That Feels Better
Artist
Norman Johnson
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
After shaking itself, a reddish egret's feathers start to return to normal. It was fishing in Tampa Bay, Florida near 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 shrinking bue to development along the coastlines.
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August 2nd, 2017
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Comments (24)
Morris Finkelstein
Beautiful close up photo of a Reddish Egret, with great pose, timing, plumage, clarity, and perspective, Norman! F/L
Norman Johnson
I'm glad you like it Scott. Thank you very much for the feature in the group "FAA Portraits - Birds."
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/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."
Norman Johnson
I'm glad you like it Doug. Thank you very much for the feature in the group "Animal Photographs."
Fraida Gutovich
What a delightful image Norman!!! I can't help but smile when I see these birds shake themselves so vigorously!!! :)
Jilian Cramb - AMothersFineArt
oh Norm i just love all your bird captures! this is my POD in Best of Minimalism! tweet!
William Tasker
Fun shot and super well done, 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."
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