Peek-a-Boo
During a recent dusk trip to the wetlands, a Great egret preened…extensively…in a rookery, in preparation of the night. And human males complain of women’s bedtime preparations.
Preening Great egret in the Florida wetlands: Where are you…
Peek-a-boo!
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FeyGirl
Serenity Spell 
Bravo!!
Heh, thanks!! 🙂
Wonderful shots of this beauty! They do seem to spend quite a lot of time preening don’t they?
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Thanks so much! Oh seriously… I gave up after a half-hour, and s/he had been at it for long before then. Heh! 🙂 I need to learn something from that. Time for a massage?
I just spent about 45 mins. sitting on hard ground where I was set up on a GBH waiting for him to snag a fish. And what did he do mostly the entire time?! Preened. Yup. Fish were banging into his feet there were so many around bu the caught zero fish. I got some arty portrait pics that I might post anyway but ended up with mostly a sore rump. 😦 ;-(
Hahahah! Oh nooo… Well, that sounds like me. Except I’m not usually sitting (for fear of gators) for long amounts of time, hah! But with this guy/girl, I stood for a half-hour, and I actually got a sunburn. Really? At dusk?
That’s great there were fish everywhere, and he couldn’t be bothered! So spoiled.
You know, I’ve seen flamingos, geese, etc., tuck their heads under their wings while napping. I wonder if egrets due that too?
Honestly, I’ve seen them at rest in different poses… But I’ve definitely seen them tucked in like that, too!!
IT DOESN’T MATTER WHO WE ARE – WE ALL LOVE THE GAME OF PEEK-A-BOO!!!
Hee….! You’re absolutely CORRECT!! 🙂
Too cute, enjoyed your post one more time. Keep up the great work!
Thanks so very much for your kind words! I love these guys… I’ll wait with them as long as it takes, hee!
Your wildlife shots are amazing – great lightning ones, too, in an earlier post.
Thanks so very much! I wish I could have snagged more lightning images…alas, the rain was getting to me. 🙂
Such a beautiful bird and so similar to the herons I see here…You can really see those eyes which always look so serious to me…Thank you so much for joining into Nature Notes…Those blog is loaded with good information and photos…Michelle
I love our herons and egrets, I’m always fascinated by their eyes — and wait till breeding time, when they really come alive!
I love your site, and the wealth of info therein — such a wonderful resource! 🙂
AMAZING Capture – thanks for sharing:)
Thanks so very much! It was a great time of the night, and a fun pose. 🙂
(He) looks sooo shiny. awesome picks and shoots. thank YOU for sharing.
Hee, thanks so much! He SHOULD be shiny, after that much time preening! 🙂
yes, that s right
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What a beautiful set of photos. It does take patience, and a little luck, to get such marvelous shots. Hee’s a weird question from someone who doesn’t know – do they preen one another, or just ignore the feathers they can’t get to, like on their neck?
Thanks so much!
That’s not a weird question at all… Very funny, but I’ve NEVER seen the Great egrets preening each other. I *have* seen the Great blues preen each other, though. I’m going to keep an eye on the egrets during breeding / nesting season, though.
Usually during this time, their necks are pretty dirty! Sometimes I think they’re hurt, but nope… it’s just wetland/swamp grime! Not able to access those spots, heh.
I can’t get over those beautiful feathers!
Just magnificent, aren’t they? No wonder they were hunted mercilessly. But they do look so much better on the animals themselves…
Always love the contrast of the pure white, dark legs, and orange bill. Looking at the two shots reminds me of the transformers my grandkids love so much. (grin)
Heh heh! Sometimes shooting them in the rookeries can be tough… What gets me is how much their legs look like the tree branches!
Not these guys, but the great blues, my guy calls “things from ‘Mimic’.” When they huddle over a certain way, they really do have that appearance. Uncanny.