Snowy Egret Fight
by Judi Dressler
Title
Snowy Egret Fight
Artist
Judi Dressler
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
The Snowy Egret jumping higher was bullying the other egrets in the pond, trying to push them out of the way, because he wanted all the fish to himself. There were suddenly fish coming in from the ocean just a few yards away, and that's what caused the skirmishes, including this one. It worked; the other snowy egrets backed off.
Among the most elegant of the herons, the slender Snowy Egret sets off immaculate white plumage with black legs and brilliant yellow feet. Those feet seem to play a role in stirring up or herding small aquatic animals as the egret forages. Breeding Snowy Egrets grow filmy, curving plumes that once fetched astronomical prices in the fashion industry, endangering the species. Early conservationists rallied to protect egrets by the early twentieth century, and this species is once again a common sight in shallow coastal wetlands.
Photo taken on November 13, 2022, on the coast of Nayarit, Mexico.
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Descriptive keywords and tags include snowy egrets, egrets, herons, fighting, dancing, shorebirds, arial, encounter, fight, skirmish, jumping, flying, pond, estuary, birds, egretta thula, aves, ardeidae, wildlife, wild, nature, dressler and judi dressler.
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January 18th, 2023
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Comments (13)
Don Columbus
Congratulations, your work is Featured in "A Birding Group - Wings" I invite you to place it in the group's "2020-2022 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!!
Don Columbus
Congratulations, your work is Featured in "Birds In Focus" I invite you to place it in the group's "2020-2023 Featured Image Archive Discussion"!
Luther Fine Art
Congratulations! Your fantastic photographic art has been chosen as a Camera Art Group feature! You are invited to archive your work in the feature archive discussion. There are many other discussions in the group where you can promote your art even further more
Dawn Currie
Congratulations! You are one of Dawn’s Delights for February 3, 2023!! This fine image has that "something special" that makes it an extraordinary image among the many artworks submitted to Wild Birds of the World - A Nature Photography Group.
Morris Finkelstein
Beautiful action photograph of a pair of Snowy Egrets fighting, Judi! Congratulations on your feature in Wild Birds Of The World! F/L
Dawn Currie
Congratulations! This fine image of an identified wild bird is among the features for 1/24/2023! Thank you for sharing with the Wild Birds of the World - A Nature Photography Group. Please take a moment to add it to the January 2023 Features discussion for additional visibility.
Nancy Carol Photography
WELL DONE! Excellent and thank you for sharing with us your wonderful work of art that has been proudly presented on the Home Page of the group, 'ART FOR PASSION - PASSION FOR ART'. If you wish, you may archive it permanently or promote it further in the Discussions Tabs titled, "Jan Feb Mar 2023 Features."