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White Sentinel in the Trees

I captured this image of a great egret perched in a tree beside a pond near Albany, Georgia. It reminds me of the pond just down the road from our house in Louisiana. When we first moved here, hundreds of egrets and herons would gather in the trees around that pond every evening. In the afternoons, I’d watch them flying in from every direction, all headed to the same roost.

But then a house went up right at the pond’s edge, and the birds must have decided to find a quieter, more private place to settle for the night.

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Great Egrets in Dartmouth 10/01/26

Great Egrets at Allens Pond Wildlife Sanctuary, Dartmouth 10/01/26 #GreatEgret #Bird #NaturePhotography #Dartmouth

https://capecodadventure.photos/2026/10/01/snowy-egrets-in-dartmouth-10-01-26/

Reflections in the Reeds

I see great egrets all over the South, and they’re striking enough that I can’t help photographing them whenever I get the chance. I spotted this particular egret near Beaufort, South Carolina, standing out in that Lowcountry light the way only a big white bird can.

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"Hey Kleiner, wann haste dich zuletzt geputzt?"

"Ähm, gerade eben."

"Muhahaha, der Graue ist dreckig!"

"Fresse, sonst du gleich auch!"

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In the same park, great egrets were also wandering on the grass.

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Ein Dirigent nutzt den Herbst, um für das Vogelkonzert im Frühling zu üben.

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"Moooiiin!"
"Hetz nicht so!"
"Mach nicht so'n Wind!"

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A Great Egret and the San Jacinto Monument share the frame across Crystal Bay. 🪶 Wildlife in the foreground, Texas history behind it.

📍 San Jacinto Point Recreation Area, Baytown Nature Center, Baytown, TX
📸 Canon R50 + RF 100-400mm

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You see the bird first.

That’s the problem.

A Great Egret cuts through the light at Smith Oaks while an American alligator lies almost invisible beneath it. White feathers against black scales. Motion against stillness. 🪶

📍 Smith Oaks Bird Sanctuary, High Island, TX
📸 Canon EOS R50 + RF 100-400

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Lifted on Light

This great egret (Ardea alba) passed almost directly overhead one day while I was out walking. It’s been a while, but if I remember correctly, there was a pair flying together.

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Yesterday was bookended by two egrets.

In the morning, a Plumed Egret, and in the afternoon, a Great Egret.

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Vrrrrrooooom.

I have never seen a heron or heron-adjacent bird do this while flying. It took a bit to figure out what was so strange about this egret.

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The first time I saw egrets was in a park in Berkeley. Two kinds! Along with pelicans and other very cool birds. So exotic!!! :)

When I first saw a great egret in the Toronto area I thought I was seeing things at first. But they do come here for the summer. Not sure how climate change has influenced them, but they are cool to see. I have seen flocks of them during fall migration at Halls Road, a popular birding area outside of Toronto.

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A Great Egret framed by the waning gibbous Moon. 🪶

The first frame emphasizes the alignment. The next isolates the Moon, and the third pulls back to show the egret high in the treetop against the deep blue morning sky.

📍 Archbishop Joseph Fiorenza Park North, Alief, Houston, TX
📸 Canon EOS R50 + RF 100-400mm

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A flash of white rises from a sea of green. A Great Egret lifts its wings among tall grasses and scattered wildflowers, becoming a small but unmistakable presence in the broad meadow. 🪶

📍 Archbishop Joseph Fiorenza Park North, Alief, Houston, TX
📸 Canon EOS R50 + RF 100-400mm

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It's the landing that shows off all those layers of feathers.

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@helenbennett.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay theme is #FabulousWaders Any wading bird that you love!

No doubt a popular choice... The egrets are so beautiful and graceful whether immobile, slowly stalking, or gliding through the sky

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@helenbennett.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay theme is #FabulousWaders Any wading bird that you love!

No doubt a popular choice... The egrets are so beautiful and graceful whether immobile, slowly stalking, or gliding through the sky

#photography #birds #GreatEgret #nature #wildlife #gift #ECK

Great Egret this morning at work.

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Great Egret in Brewster 07/21/26

Great Egret at Stony Brook Grist Mill 07/21/26 #GreatEgret #Bird #NaturePhotography #CapeCod #Brewster

https://capecodadventure.photos/2026/07/21/great-egret-in-brewster-07-21-26/

Two Great Egret chicks tucked into their nest, all white fluff, yellow bills, and watchful eyes behind the branches. 🪶

📍 Smith Oaks Rookery, High Island, TX
📸 Canon EOS R50 + RF 100-400 + 1.4x

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