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Love your black and white images, Thom. Very dramatic.

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Thank you, Photophile. Merry Christmas to you and yours.

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Thank you, Roadrunner, for your lovely comment. Merry Christmas.

Such a great capture! Your one word of Chinese was enough!

Thank you, CreativSimon, for looking and your kind words. Merry Christmas.

As nice as the cropped image may be, I have to say that I prefer more "environmental" photographs. Your version, Grandpaw, has the wonderful reflection and some of the surroundings where the egret lives. It is a beautiful photograph of a bird AND the world he lives in. Excellent work!

May I also offer places to sit awhile and relax?

Contemplation corner at a Los Angeles arboretum


Lonely Vigil in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi


View of the bay on the Mississippi Gulf Coast


A bench in the shade with a view of the lake (Topaz Lake in Nevada)


Front Row Seat for the View (Mississippi)

Thanks for visiting and your positive comment, Tazzy. I love to do post processing on my photographs.

I think you've captured a mood here. There is a dreamy quality with the shallow DOF, the delicate patterns of the weeds and the softness of the bird. Definitely a keeper in my opinion.

Thanks, RetiredSgt. Glad you liked my pp. Appreciate it.

Thanks for your kind words, James.

Thanks for taking a look and commenting.

You've captured the light.

I love taking "environmental" shots. I see this as a photo of a chipmunk in the midst of his environment giving us a glimpse of his size and where he lives. So it's both "landscape" AND "wildlife," and a beautiful example of this.

Wow, thank you, UTMike. Appreciate you looking in and your positive comment.