Great Egret
June 2012 – Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, WA
Amazing how skittish these birds are. I was quite some distance from this Great Egret, but he didn’t like the sight of me and took off before too long.
Great Egret
May 2012 – Tule Lake, California
Here are a couple images of Great Egrets from the shores of Tule Lake. This first one was hunting along the shore… I was able to sneak up on him a little bit by ducking behind some reeds. These are very skittish birds, and will take flight at the slightest hint of disturbance.
Great Egret
This second image was further along the “nature road” on the southwest shoreline of Tule Lake. I was able to use my car as a blind, but it only worked so-so… the Great Egret flew back and forth, not wanting to let the giant blue Subaru get too close.