“Mind If I Drop In?”
This past weekend we saw a few birds perched in a pine tree enjoying a pleasant evening.
Suddenly a wood stork decided to just drop in on an egret that had been sitting peacefully, and practically landed on the egret’s head!
The egret was clearly surprised by the unexpected arrival and apparently the wood stork did not pick out it’s landing area carefully as it seemed surprised to find this particular branch already occupied.
The wood stork danced around a bit trying to find a nice secure spot, while the egret who had no intention of leaving, simply waited for the stork to settle down.
Phil Lanoue Photography 
Absolutely wonderful! 🙂
Thanks a million Mike I appreciate it!
How funny this is! The comical looking, clumsy Wood Stork has always made me smile. Watching them fish and stir up critters with their feet is so entertaining. Very good photos of his funny looking landing!
Glad you liked these Molly! This is just one of those comical situations that comes up occasionally and I’m always happy when it gets captured in pictures.
Wow! What great shots!!!! I would be so excited if I had taken these photos!!! I love how the egret’s feathers (on head and neck) are standing up when the wood stork startles it and then are back to smooth when the danger has passed. That wood stork really ruffled the egret’s feathers!!! Your photos are so clear and beautiful, and your stories are entertaining and fun! I look forward to seeing what you’ve posted each day, and I love sharing your site with others! Thank you for all you do to give us a little get-away each day!
Well I greatly appreciate your kind comments Carol! And you are right that is quite funny when the egret goes on alarm and his head and neck feathers all stick out! I think he was quite startled!
Glad you enjoyed these photos!
Great series!
Thanks much for checking them out!
Guess he needs to talk to Makayla Maroney or Keri Strugh about how to stick a landing, huh?