“You Can Look But You Can’t Touch!”
I saw this great egret pluck a nice fish out of the salt marsh recently and the bird turned toward me and seemed to be proudly showing off it’s catch right before he swallowed the fish.
But the egret also appeared to be making it clear that this was his fish, he caught it, and he was keeping it. I would be permitted to look at and admire the catch, but don’t get any thoughts of trying to take it.
I, of course, would never consider such a thing!

Great capture and perspective!!
Hey thanks very much! Glad you liked it!
This is a terrific image, Phil.
I appreciate you looking Mike.
What a perfect shot! So crisp and clear – beautiful detail! Great job!!!
P.S. The egret looks like he has a snowcap!
Thanks a million for checking out the pic Carol and glad you enjoyed it!
Really, have not seen such an image for long. Thank you.
Shakti
Thank you I’m happy you like the egret photo!
Was für ein Foto…Whowwwh, du machst perfekte Naturfotos. Bist du Profi?
Ich fotografiere nur mal so als Hobby.
Liebe Grüße von Mathilda -:-)
Hi Mathilda! Thank you for commenting and happy you like the photos!
I just do this for fun not as a profession. 🙂
Cheers
Phil
Super Fotograf. Hochachtung!!
WOW! I am speechless now… Thank you, love, nia
Thank you Nia. Nice to see you here and glad you liked that photo! 🙂
This egret pic got a 1st place in a dpreview contest which just ended tonight.
http://www.dpreview.com/challenges/Challenge.aspx?ID=7264
Congratulations! But the fish is also not bad 🙂
Thanks and I’m sure the egret was happy with his fish! 🙂
Fantaistic! :+)
Thanks glad you liked it!
Outstanding capture with everything you want sharp in focus. Beautiful.
I appreciate those kind words Laura! Thanks so much for stopping by. 🙂
He seemed to definitely be staring you down..,