Snowy Egrets fight and fight and fight!! A friend of mine invited me to his place to see the Spoonbills in his yard. Sure enough, they were there-along with several other species of...

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Mar 25, 2012 14:41:53 #

mollymolly Loc: In the heart of the Everglades.

A friend of mine invited me to his place to see the Spoonbills in his yard. Sure enough, they were there-along with several other species of birds. The day was perfect!! I was by myself for about 5 hours, just taking pictures. My friend has a walkway leading out to covered dock overlooking the Everglades in a very secluded spot. I was thrilled to see the Spoonbills. But, what really, really thrilled me was the action of the Snowy Egrets. There were maybe 100 or more of them. I don't know if they were arguing over food or women, but boy were there arguments. There was so much action going on that I didn't know where to point my camera!! As it turned out, wherever I shot, I was able to catch some action. Swamp Gator stated one time that these birds spend about 60% of their time arguing and that day was proof!! I probably had the most enjoyable photography afternoon than I have ever had! When I finally downloaded my photos I was able to see some things that I didn't even realize I captured. I hope you enjoy these photos as much as I did while shooting them.

Mar 25, 2012 14:53:56 #

largeformat Loc: Bend, Oregon

You must of thought that you had died and gone to heaven.
The photo's look great, but very busy. Did you capture any closeups?? Thanks for sharing.

Mar 25, 2012 15:01:03 #

Jim Carter Loc: Momence, Il.

Great shoots. I love #3. Good job.

Mar 25, 2012 15:03:40 #

mollymolly Loc: In the heart of the Everglades.

largeformat wrote:

You must of thought that you had died and gone to heaven.
The photo's look great, but very busy. Did you capture any closeups?? Thanks for sharing.

I did get a few single birds, but there were so many that it was just about impossible to get any action with only a pair. Even when cropped, there was no way to remove what was happening around the action. Besides I wanted to show other things-such as the other birds continuing on they merry feed and not paying attention to what was going on. I even have one photo of a fight right on top of a Spoonbill, yet the Spoonbill did not even seem to notice. And YES, I was in HEAVEN!!

Mar 25, 2012 15:11:27 #

mollymolly Loc: In the heart of the Everglades.

Jim Carter wrote:

Great shoots. I love #3. Good job.

Thank you!

Mar 25, 2012 19:07:18 #

gregoryd45 Loc: Fakahatchee Strand

mollymolly wrote:

A friend of mine invited me to his place to see th... (show quote)

Wow again. Great shots, what a day you had. It must have been unbelievable to be in the middle of that. Great detail. I wonder who the lucky female egret was.

Mar 25, 2012 19:42:54 #

mollymolly Loc: In the heart of the Everglades.

gregoryd45 wrote:

quote=mollymolly A friend of mine invited me to h... (show quote)

Thanks Gregory. And yes, it was a great day!

Mar 25, 2012 19:56:19 #

sygilligan Loc: Lititz, Pa

That is so cool.

Mar 25, 2012 20:24:31 #

mollymolly Loc: In the heart of the Everglades.

sygilligan wrote:

That is so cool.

Yea, they sure are entertaining little birds.

Mar 25, 2012 20:31:54 #

Horseart Loc: Alabama

mollymolly wrote:

A friend of mine invited me to his place to see th... (show quote)

Great shots. I love the show of breeding-phase plumage of the one on the left side of the first photo. So delicate and "frilly".

Mar 25, 2012 20:53:15 #

mollymolly Loc: In the heart of the Everglades.

Thanks Horseart. They do look delicate but as you can see, they are tough little birds!

Mar 26, 2012 00:09:15 #

rockdog Loc: Berkeley, Ca.

mollymolly! What a wonderful opportunity and splended job you did. I just keep smiling at #3 "ball-o-egrets" and #6 is just pure ballet. They are all beautiful. I also like the 'business as usual in the midst of a ruckus' in some of the shots. I really enjoy your photographs, thanks.

Mar 26, 2012 07:15:49 #