Pretty Birdie?! I Think Not!

So yesterday afternoon I’m over by the marsh pond when I see this egret in all his fine breeding plumage preening away on a small island.

I think how nice he looks, so I go to grab some photos. Well after a few seconds the egret turns and offers me up this butt shot. How rude! Just when I was having all these pleasant thoughts about how nice the bird looks, this is how I’m treated.

Then he turns to the side and has an expression as if to say…”How about them apples pal?!”

Humm… By the way, this is an area where alligators are often swimming around and the gators like to crawl up on that island. I guess the egret was feeling all full of himself with no nasty alligators to contend with.

I’ve also included here a wide shot taken with my phone showing a more overall view of this section of the marsh, especially after several viewers liked seeing the wider shot of the salt marsh last week. This shot is looking west and directly to my right if I turned north, would be the salt marsh. The two areas are separated by a causeway which has vehicle traffic. The marsh pond seen here is fresh (well brackish) water and most of the alligators like to hang around here. They will only visit the salt marsh section for short periods to feed then they walk back over to the pond. In winter most of the alligators live in the swamp area which is directly south of this view but still in walking distance. The ocean is also very close by to the east.

It turns out to be nice convenient one stop shopping for wildlife photo ops. 🙂

21 thoughts on “Pretty Birdie?! I Think Not!”

Raewyn's Photos on April 20, 2015 at 4:23 pm said:

Lol. He was certainly telling you what he thought of the camera. Love your phone photo.

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- Phil Lanoue on April 20, 2015 at 7:38 pm said:
  
  I don’t think he was impressed at all by my camera. Thanks for looking!
  
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Patrizia M. on April 20, 2015 at 4:26 pm said:

ahahah una garzetta dispettosa non amante delle foto 🙂
Bellissimi scatti. Ciao, Pat

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- Phil Lanoue on April 20, 2015 at 7:41 pm said:
  
  Non credo che gli piaccia la mia macchina fotografica. 😛
  
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Vicky on April 20, 2015 at 6:42 pm said:

Yep. That was a full moon all right.

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- Phil Lanoue on April 20, 2015 at 7:39 pm said:
  
  No respect out there.
  
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naturesnippets on April 20, 2015 at 7:26 pm said:

Enjoyed the pictures! Kept having a repeating thought, “Maybe he has capabilities humans aren’t aware of.”

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- Phil Lanoue on April 20, 2015 at 7:39 pm said:
  
  Oh I think most of the animals are much smarter then people give them credit.
  
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  - naturesnippets on April 20, 2015 at 8:02 pm said:
    
    It’s a shame more people don’t take the time to actually watch wildlife.
    
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    - Phil Lanoue on April 21, 2015 at 9:08 am said:
      
      We often talk for them imagining what they might be saying or thinking in various situations. Bet we are often right. 🙂
      
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      - naturesnippets on April 21, 2015 at 12:38 pm said:
        
        I’d take that bet too.
        
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Birder's Journey on April 20, 2015 at 8:47 pm said:

I don’t know… I kind of think they look pretty fancy from the back – all that rear end fluff and showy plumage and all 🙂

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- Phil Lanoue on April 21, 2015 at 9:03 am said:
  
  Oh they look plenty fancy alright. A bit too fancy for their own good maybe. 😉
  
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Lyle Krahn on April 20, 2015 at 9:31 pm said:

No kidding with one stop – and you make the best of it.

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- Phil Lanoue on April 21, 2015 at 9:05 am said:
  
  We are lucky besides the location in both the variety of wildlife we can see and how close much of it comes in.
  Considering switching over to phone cam only. 😉
  
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donna213 on April 20, 2015 at 11:11 pm said:

Same happened for me with the egret too. They have no consideration I tell you. Really nice shots Phil.

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- Phil Lanoue on April 21, 2015 at 9:06 am said:
  
  Normally it’s the eagles and alligators with all the attitude. But I’m thinking that for a lot of the egrets nesting time has concluded so they are starting to feel all free and adventurous. 😀
  
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Linda on April 21, 2015 at 3:55 pm said:

Beautiful shots, you take some wonderful pictures.

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- Phil Lanoue on April 22, 2015 at 9:07 pm said:
  
  I appreciate the kind comments Linda thank you.
  
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foxleylady on April 25, 2015 at 8:51 am said:

Such a badly brought up bird! I love the story and picture of the marsh – it brings it all to life. Thank you, Phil!

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- Phil Lanoue on May 3, 2015 at 11:49 am said:
  
  Thanks so much Maggie I’m glad you liked seeing some of the area!
  
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