Love these Egrets.

[photolady95]

Usually when someone posts photos of birds taken in a reserve in Florida, it's on the west coast of the state. That was the reason for my question because I live just north of Cape Canaveral/Merritt Island reserve.

[pichaser]

Love these Egrets.

You have a beautiful image here . TFS

[slowpez]

Delightful, Susan. I enjoy how your wildlife photos tell a story!

Jer

Usually when someone posts photos of birds taken in a reserve in Florida, it's on the west coast of the state. That was the reason for my question because I live just north of Cape Canaveral/Merritt Island reserve.

You have a beautiful image here . TFS

Thanks for the kind comments. These birds were at the rookery located inside of Gatorland in Orlando. It always amazes me how they choose to build their nests above the swampy areas with so many alligators. The gators protect them from predators and the birds are willing to lose a chick or two for the extra protection. There is also a large population of Wood Storks and Snowy Egrets that nest there. Photographers, for a fee, are allowed in before the park opens and stay late for sunset for a few days each week. There is a similar rookery in St. Augustine and one located in a private zoo in Myrtle Beach, SC. All these have alligators as the common denominator. These are not captive birds by any means.

[SSGGeezer]

Gorgeous birds and a great capture. Love the passing of the branch!

[slowpez]

Gorgeous birds and a great capture. Love the passing of the branch!

Thanks Thomas. The male spent all day passing branches to his chosen. It becomes a bit predictable as to where the exchange will take place making it easier to photograph.

[photolady95]

Thanks for the explanation, Susan and btw, the ones I photograph aren't in a zoo or a reserve, they're in the wild.

[LightSpeed]

Bump for the best image here, now

[K2 to K50]

I don't recall seeing this amazing pic turn up in the "Gallery View" page? Why it that?

[daacon]

That's a great shot !

[photolady95]

I don't recall seeing this amazing pic turn up in the "Gallery View" page? Why it that?

Because Susan hosts from Flickr. If you click on it, it will take you to her other amazing photos.

[normhead]

Because Susan hosts from Flickr. If you click on it, it will take you to her other amazing photos.

And that's true for many of us. When you see an image you really like, you can click through and give it a flickr fav as well. Then when we understand what people like, flickr is good, because people can click through, and if we've posted 6 images we can see which exact image they liked.

[slowpez]

I don't recall seeing this amazing pic turn up in the "Gallery View" page? Why it that?

That's a great shot !

Thanks for the explanation, Susan and btw, the ones I photograph aren't in a zoo or a reserve, they're in the wild.

Bump for the best image here, now

Because Susan hosts from Flickr. If you click on it, it will take you to her other amazing photos.

And that's true for many of us. When you see an image you really like, you can click through and give it a flickr fav as well. Then when we understand what people like, flickr is good, because people can click through, and if we've posted 6 images we can see which exact image they liked.

Thanks everyone for stopping by and commenting.

[onlineflyer]

Lovely image, great composition, wonderful color and spot on focus.Very well done.

[Kerrowdown]

For me?????????

That's a wee cracker of an image.

[slowpez]

Lovely image, great composition, wonderful color and spot on focus.Very well done.

That's a wee cracker of an image.

Thanks so much for the kind comments. I am glad you liked the image.