Snowy Egret: A Vision of Maternity

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It would be hard to choose which sense is most stimulated by Mexico.  I’ve written a few times about the sounds of Mexico as well as her flavors, but for me it is the visions of Mexico that top my sensory list of thrills.  Time and time again, it has been color that has attracted the lens of my camera, but last week I exited Cafetto Saga and happened to look up at the monstrous “Egret tree” where egrets perch for the night and I was thrilled to have this opportunity to photograph  white––not only the snowy perfection of egrets, but to also find that I was in a perfect location to photograph this mother and her chicks.  The somewhat goofy appearance of the chicks offsets the elegance of the adults.  I especially love the one of the chick stretched out to caress its mother’s beak. In fifteen years, I have never lost my excitement in viewing these graceful, gorgeous birds.

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9 thoughts on “Snowy Egret: A Vision of Maternity”

  1. Marilyn Armstrong's avatarMarilyn Armstrong

    Truly wonderful pictures! White is so hard to capture well, especially against the sky. Our egrets must have decided to go live with you. I have recently seen a lot more herons and a lot fewer egrets. Shifting territories, I guess. Superb pictures.

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  4. Leland Olson Hoel's avatarLeland Olson Hoel

    They truly are a very majestic bird. Great photos.I believe at one time they almost became extinct, women’s fancy, hats, needed one feather from each egret. We never had any egrets here in the prairie until the last decade. We now have thousands of cattle egrets, they proudly wade the shallow waters here on the prairie now, searching for frogs or small fish.

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    1. lifelessons's avatarlifelessons Post author

      We have them here, too. They share ground with the cattle, feeding on worms and insects the cattle stir up with their hooves. They also sit on the backs of the cattle and feed on the insects found there. An interesting symbiotic relationship.

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