Reddish Egret

This a new one for me and also a most fascinating bird to watch. They often use their wings to form an umbrella so they can see fish more easily. They also contort themselves in bizarre patterns as they move around quickly looking for fish. Its a dance like no other bird does.

Nice set of shots

Excellent shooting Scott! You captured the behavior of this egret very well. I've never seen this "fishing dance" in action before.

Very nice series.

Excellent captures. This is a species that I was looking for in Florida but failed to see.

Good shots, they are the most active feeders of all the egrets I think. The rest
of the species seems to thrive on patience. This guy has no patience at all.

again, really nice shots.

artyman wrote in post #9945369
Nice set of shots

Thanks Ken

txcanon wrote in post #9947360
Excellent shooting Scott! You captured the behavior of this egret very well. I've never seen this "fishing dance" in action before.

Thanks Brad & it was a humorous thing to watch.

jgrussell wrote in post #9947381
Very nice series.

Thank you Judy

snowyowl13 wrote in post #9948895
Excellent captures. This is a species that I was looking for in Florida but failed to see.

Thanks Dan, these were taken on Bio Mass Road on Merritt Island. We saw a few but not a lot of them.

Garry Gibson wrote in post #9948906
Good shots, they are the most active feeders of all the egrets I think. The rest
of the species seems to thrive on patience. This guy has no patience at all.

again, really nice shots.

Thanks Gary....you think they would disturb the fish but they seems to be successful on most attempts.

Excellent sequence, Scott. I like the pose in #2 and 3 in particular.

Wonderful shots Scott......they're top of the line entertainers when they start their fishing dance.

Levina de Ruijter wrote in post #9949628
Excellent sequence, Scott. I like the pose in #2 and 3 in particular.

Thanks Levina

Shar824 wrote in post #9950047
Wonderful shots Scott......they're top of the line entertainers when they start their fishing dance.

Thanks Sharon, we saw them dance a number of times and enjoyed every performance

I think it's incredibly smart of them to create shade over the water so the fish is visible. You've done a wondeful job on these Scott. I'm happy you managed to see them.

Really good shots of a nice bird, Scott. I love to watch them feed.

Way to go, Scott. Great series. I've never had one of these in my sights. I'll just have to enjoy them through your great images.

Joe F.N. wrote in post #9951409
I think it's incredibly smart of them to create shade over the water so the fish is visible. You've done a wondeful job on these Scott. I'm happy you managed to see them.

Thanks Joe...they were at the north end of Merritt Island, a great spot we will go back to next time.

sparker1 wrote in post #9951935
Really good shots of a nice bird, Scott. I love to watch them feed.

Thanks Stan

Harvey_G wrote in post #9952024
Way to go, Scott. Great series. I've never had one of these in my sights. I'll just have to enjoy them through your great images.

I'm glad you enjoyed them Harv...your MKIII was there