Great Egret Landing
by Jurgen Lorenzen
Title
Great Egret Landing
Artist
Jurgen Lorenzen
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
A Great Egret, Ardea alba, comes in for a landing as it approaches its nest at the Smith Oaks Rookery at High Island, Texas.
A tall, stately white wader of quiet waters. Common, especially in the south, it may wander far to the north in late summer. Nearly wiped out in the United States in the late 1800s, when its plumes were sought for use in fashion, the Great Egret made a comeback after early conservationists put a stop to the slaughter and protected its colonies; as a result, this bird became the symbol of the National Audubon Society.
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February 17th, 2019
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Comments (20)
Larry Kniskern
Congratulations, Jurgen – your naturally white object has been featured by the Go Take a Hike Photography Group! Feel free to add it to the 2023 Featured Images thread in the group discussion board for archive.
Diane Hocker
Brilliant in-flight where we see movement, feathers spreading, the entire angle of nature's flight!
Gary F Richards
Excellent composition, lighting, shading, color and artwork! F/L voted for this piece in the contest ANIMALS WITH OPEN MOUTH
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