Tag: great egret

great egret

2021/07/11 – Egrets and carps

I have seen a lot of things at Lake Hodges, but last month was marked by a strange event. Well, it might not be so strange for people who know the wildlife better than I do. But I have never seen it and was quite surprised by what I saw. Originally, I thought of going …

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wood stork, white egrets, snowy egrets

2021/06/13 – Rare sight at Lake Hodges: the wood stork

Today our feature pic is a group of birds. Due to the poor angle of the light and the distance (800mm lens), it is not a very good picture. But what surprised me greatly while I was taking it,  was the odd large bird you see in the middle. I had never seen its kind. …

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double-crested cormorant

2021/01/02 – Christmas day at lake Hodges – 2 of 2

As promised I am showing you the second set of pictures taken on Christmas day. It’s always a bit tough for me to decide which picture makes it and which doesn’t. I hesitate for a while looking at the details, the composition, the background, the posture of the animal, and of course, the most important …

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great blue heron

2020/11/21 – Great Blue Heron and Great Egret

Today our gallery is focused on 2 long legged birds. I believe that the great blue heron in my pictures is rather young. I have been trying to get closer to these birds, and once again, persistence paid off. The bird in our gallery happened to be standing in the middle of the green plants, …

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Raccoon

2020/10/10 – The Night of the Raccoon

I am not sure what people do when they view my posts. Do they look at the pictures first and then read the text, or, they read the text and go to the pictures to see what I am talking about? Then again, sometimes I get the feeling that people think I write too much… …

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