“This Is MY Spot!”

Yesterday afternoon there were a few egrets out fishing in the salt marsh among the oyster beds.

Suddenly one came swooping in and rudely chased off his friend. It’s not like there is only a tiny area to fish in, there is plenty of room for everybody. But not to these guys who take it personally when another bird invades ‘their’ spot!

16 thoughts on ““This Is MY Spot!””

Steve Gingold on May 25, 2015 at 5:21 pm said:

It looks as if he is about to dropkick the other right out of the pond.

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- Phil Lanoue on May 25, 2015 at 9:55 pm said:
  
  Ha! That’s exactly what it looks like!
  
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Patrizia M. on May 25, 2015 at 5:43 pm said:

Bellissime, complimentiti!!
Ciaos,Patrizia

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- Phil Lanoue on May 25, 2015 at 9:56 pm said:
  
  Grazie Pat!
  
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Angela on May 25, 2015 at 7:57 pm said:

Not very neighbourly are they LOL.

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- Phil Lanoue on May 25, 2015 at 9:57 pm said:
  
  I know, it’s not nice to chase off your friend.
  
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Pat on May 25, 2015 at 9:14 pm said:

They’re so beautiful. Great action capture.

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- Phil Lanoue on May 25, 2015 at 9:57 pm said:
  
  Thanks they can be wacky birds though sometimes.
  
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Gunta on May 26, 2015 at 1:25 am said:

Just about all of our egrets have gone, or have made themselves scarce now that the flooded fields have pretty much dried up.

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- Phil Lanoue on May 26, 2015 at 10:29 am said:
  
  We still have egrets coming out of our ears here and will soon begin the countdown for spoonbill arrival. Hopefully some spoonies show up last week in June so we have a month to go yet.
  
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naturesnippets on May 26, 2015 at 10:41 pm said:

Beautiful. It looks like they’d be worried about getting mud splashed on that immaculate plumage.

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- Phil Lanoue on May 27, 2015 at 8:37 am said:
  
  I honestly have no idea how they stay so clean. The ibis, otherwise known as ‘muddy’ ibis are also white birds that often look filthy.
  
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foxleylady on May 27, 2015 at 4:56 am said:

It never ceases to amuse me, that something so beautiful can be so tetchy!

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- Phil Lanoue on May 27, 2015 at 8:40 am said:
  
  What’s amazing is that one will fly a considerable distance, against a strong wind, just to chase off another one.
  Other times 4 or 5 of them can all fish in the same spot and get along fine. Goofy birds.
  
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Raewyn's Photos on May 27, 2015 at 5:13 pm said:

Fun photos. Love the way you have captured their dance like movements

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Birder's Journey on June 2, 2015 at 5:24 am said:

They certainly can be bossy, can’t they!? Beautiful action.

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