Meeting In The Marsh
Earlier this week we had a group meeting in the salt marsh during low tide. Despite there being four different species of birds in the group: great and snowy egrets, wood storks, and white ibis… everyone got along fine. Even when an additional overly excited snowy flew in to join the meeting, they all remained calm and focused on the day’s agenda which of course was feeding.
Can you count the total number of birds in this group? Remember, the arriving snowy added one more to the number. 🙂
Phil Lanoue Photography 
Wonderful Photographs!
Thank you very much I am very happy you enjoyed these photos!
Like being on mirror…. so beautiful dear Phil, I think there are 14 birds… totally… but not in all pictures 🙂 am I right?
I loved this amazing composition…. Thank you, have a nice weekend, love, nia
I very much appreciate you looking at these photos and you vey kind words about them Nia!
Your bird count is very close. 🙂
Hi Phil,
great snapshots, zhe 3rd is my favorit!
Wish you a nice weekend,
moni
Thank you very much moni! Hope you enjoy your weekend.
I wonder which one kept the minutes 😀
I’m going with that large great egret on the right, he looks quite alert and attentive. 🙂
Yes, it must be him 😀
Four different species of birds got along, how cool is that! We have only two parties (R and D) 😀
I wonder how this same group dynamic would have played out if a certain Mr. Grumpy had joined the meeting?! 😀
14 birds total. Am I right? Am I? I only counted about 82 times, so let me know if I need to scroll back up and start counting again. Love that the birds are mingling with each other. Very cool snaps!
Looks like you are going to have to go for count #83. You are close but it’s not 14. You want a hint?
YES!
In the first photo, look under the butt and slightly behind the large egret on the right. See the little green snowy legs barely visible there? That’s the mysterious bird #15. 🙂
AHA! Thank you!
13? Lol
Close but nope. 🙂
I’d say 15. First shot definitely has 14, but then the snowy arrives?
Ooooo… I thought you had it, but no, it’s not 15 after the arrival of the snowy.
OK… so I now see the other pair of legs under the last great on the right….. very tricky!!!
Yes! You got it! There is a little pair of green snowy legs partially visible under the butt and just behind that large egret on the right! Good eye to spot that! So 15 is the total making it 16 after the snowy flew in.
14 in the first shot I think. Then 15 when the other snowy arrives? That excited snowy, when everyone else is calm is funny! His hair!
Oh another guess of 14 then 15 after the snowy and once again close but that’s not the total. 🙂
Those snowys are hysterical when they get all fluffed up. 😀
It looks like a board meeting, with the big Great Egret as Chair. The Snowy looks like a disgruntled member. Nice photos of the group, Phil. Does not seem like they group like that too often either.
Yes a very serious meeting with the large egret at the head of it, until one loud mouth trouble maker arrives. Those snowys are really something else.
16
I counted 15 birds, then the snowy arrived, making 16. Had to count the pairs of legs to get to 15, though! Happy to read then that I got it right! What a happy little band – they do make a lovely picture, Phil!
What a great meeting place you set up. Fantastic photo.
A gorgeous huddle of white feathers here, Phil. I wonder what the meeting was all about? 😕
They look like a big family group, even though I know they’re not! 😀
Tricky! I was sure there were 14 in the first photo, but then I saw another sneaky small pair of legs.
Great shots!
Great photos, Phil. It’s fun to see the different shapes and features of the different birds side by side.