On a recent dawn, a Great egret took advantage of this lakeside platform to practice its morning ablutions by preening, stretching and posing in enough postures to satisfy my seemingly unquenchable photographic thirst.
Below is a sampling of the egret's antics. Hope you enjoy them as much as I did.
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| "Good morning!" |
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| A bird bigger than the bluebird nesting box |
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| Starting the day with a laugh! |
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| "Gotta itch! Gotta itch! Gotta itch-itch-itch-itch!" |
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| Gargling? |
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| "Aren't my feathers pretty?" |
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| Big feet. The better to scratch itches with. |
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| Done preening Looking fine in sunshine |
I was near a pond a few weeks ago when an showy, white egret captured my attention as he/she flew into perch lakeside. He stood out so brilliantly in the grey-brown landscape that I had to question "why would any non-arctic animal have such plumage?" It seems to me that most animals - predator or prey - are designed to blend into their natural habitat. But not this guy! Any ideas of nature's reasoning for making this magnificent bird so showy?
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