From Out Of The Marsh…
Last week we saw this great egret come flying up from out of the reeds and across the marsh with a fresh caught fish. Normally the egrets will eat a fish right where they caught it, but in this case the bird took flight to prevent losing the fish to another bird. There were several other egrets plus some pelicans and great blue herons in the area, any of whom would be more then happy to relieve the egret of it’s prize catch!
It doesn’t even look like the bird has a good hold on that fish, and yet they manage to hang on to it. The lighting is wonderful in these shots.
Those bills must exert a lot more pressure then we would think. I have seen them holding large fish that seem impossible to hold on to yet somehow they do.
Thank you for checking out these photos!
Fish to go.. Marvellous shots Phil. Looks like a good meal. Don’t blame the egret for wanting to hang on to it. 🙂
Ha, yes it is fish to go, and it does not get any fresher. 🙂
This was a busy day with lots of competition out there so this egret did indeed wish to maintain possession of it’s fish.
Glad you liked these egret photos Adrian!
Wow, amazing captures, Phil. He wasn’t letting go of that fish for any reason. 😀
Thanks so much Sylvia! He caught the fish, he wanted the fish, he was keeping the fish. Determined egret, but if you want to eat, you have to hold on to your catch. 😀
Very nice sequence of photos of the great white egret. Such a gangly looking bird yet so graceful as it stalks it prey and even more graceful in flight. Lovey captures of this beautiful bird.
Thanks very much, I’m so glad you enjoyed these egret photoss! They are quite elegant flyers aren’t they? 🙂
Phil, you are truly a master at the action shot! I cannot get that much detail and clarity – even shooting a stationary Egret carved out of ivory! Your loyal readers are grateful to you for sharing your talent, and giving us a glimpse of the natural world.
I so greatly appreciate your very kind words and am quite flattered!
I’m really happy you continue to enjoy my wildlife photos!
¡Impresionante!, mi preferida la primera, me parece una maravilla!!
Estoy muy contento de que disfruten de estas fotos! 🙂
You have a great skill for catching birds with fish! I’m envious! 🙂
Thanks much for the kind comments! Well I figure they have to eat, and what they mostly eat is fish, so if I hang around long enough I’m hopefully going to eventually get pics of birds (or alligators) with fish. 🙂
Fabulous shots, Phil!
I apprecaite you looking and commenting Laurie!
Excellent series, Phil! Great sunlight on the subject
Thanks much for checking these out Gareth!
Amazing photos,as usual, Phil. I love how you’ve captured the sunlight. It lights the images beautifully. Bless you.
Thank you Lizzie, I’m really happy you enjoyed these egret pics!
Beautiful captures Phil.
Thanks Jan, I always appreciate you looking and commenting.
That are wonderful shots.
Thank you! I am happy you like them!
Hi Phil,
great captured…your picture…and the bird with the big fish! 😉
Wish you a nice sunday,
moni
Thank you very much moni, I’m very glad you liked seeing these photoss of the egret flying with it’s fish!
Wow, I am so glad I am finally following your blog. I am in total awe of these photos – they are absolute perfection!! Where exactly were they taken? You’re in South Carolina right?
Thanks a million, I’m really glad you have been enjoying the photos!
Yes I’m in SC, along the coast south of Myrtle Beach.
The reason I was asking is because my parents are going down to Isle of Palms at the beginning of February for a couple of months, so that’s not very far from you :).
Oh yes, Isle of Palms is not too far from me, probably less then 2 hours. Very nice there, lucky them they will be there for that amount of time! 🙂
Stunning Phil – he’s nearly as good a fisherman as my littlest cat!
Thanks a bunch D! So glad you like these pics!
Where does your kitty get fish? Here we only have to occasionally take a small lizard away from one of ours after the lizard got lost and ended up inside our screen porch. 🙂
Che scatti eccezionali, non riuscirò mai a fare foto come le tue, mi vengono sempre troppo mosse ufff
Bravissimo Phill, complimenti
Ciao, pat
Sono molto felice che ti piace queste foto Pat 🙂
Smart egret – a gang of thieves could indeed pose quite a problem! Thanks Phil –
Yes he was being very smart indeed!
Thanks much for looking and commenting Judi!
Oh the lighting and color in this series…WOW !
So glad you liked this Emily!
Gorgeous light in these 🙂
I appreciate you looking and commenting!
Ufffffff…. Eso Sí Es Pescado Fresco… Muy Buena Serie….
Sí pescado muy fresco! Estoy muy feliz te gustan estas fotos. 🙂
Beautiful lighting. You really did great on this one, as you usually do, but this is one of my all time favorites!
Thanks much for your very kind words Molly and I’m happy you enjoyed these egret pics!