Let me know when that tide's coming in won't you

Let me know when that tide's coming in won't you

Saturday 17 November 2018

Great Egret - Redesmere

Luck was on my side last weekend. I'd seen that a Great Egret had been reported just a few miles down the road at Redesmere. I actually forgot about it on Saturday, until it was dark. So I made a concerted effort to get along there on Sunday morning. I wasn't disappointed. As I parked the car it flew right in front of me and landed just metres away on the edge of the mere.
I got the camera out of the boot and was able to get to a decent position to watch and photograph.
I spotted a second further away, and it wasn't long before this too flew towards me and gave good views as it flew almost overhead.

With a Black-headed Gull in the foreground for size comparison.

This was the second bird that kindly gave a nice fly pass.


The first bird gave good prolonged views while preening.



I was delighted to get my first decent shots of this rare visitor to my part of the world.




22 comments:

  1. I am sure that Great Egrets are in the early stages of colonizing the British Isles and will soon be as common as Little Egrets are now. It is not so many years ago that Little Egret was a rarity.

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  2. Hello, pretty series of Egret photos. They are lovely birds, great sightings. Thanks for linking and sharing your post. Happy Saturday, enjoy your day and weekend!

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  3. Great photos of these beautiful birds!
    Have a wonderful weekend!

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  4. Snap Adam. Saw a Great Egret this morning. I wonder if their population will take off like the Little Egret?

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  5. He really did strike some beautiful poses for you! Beautiful photos!

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  6. Beautiful captures! Graceful pose when he is preening under its wing...

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  7. Magnificent photography of the egret ~ ^_^

    Happy Day to you,
    A ShutterBug Explores,
    aka (A Creative Harbor)

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  8. gorgeous!! i have felt that excitement, your flight captures are exceptional!!!

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  9. Incredible photos! What a wonderful sighting!

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  10. Such an iconic shape in the skies! Ours have all gone south.
    (ツ) from Cottage Country Ontario , ON, Canada!

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  11. It's beautiful. Glad you got to see it & get photos.

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  12. A beautiful series of photos.

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  13. Beautiful! What a stunning bird.
    Thanks for sharing at http://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2018/11/preparing-for-winter.html

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  14. Hello, wow, some excellent photography here. Beautiful birds! Thank you for sharing and thank you for your kind comment on my blog. John

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  15. The Great Egret is Less rare in my Florida world, but I never tire of seeing them. So graceful and elegant and a joy to observe. Loved especially the picture with the red berry bush in the background.

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  16. I enjoyed this post. There are fantastic captures!

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  17. I love to see the flight shots..the way the legs are just back..amazing..Michelle

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