Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
I was only going to post this on Monday, but seeing that “whichwaynow101” beat me to it today, I brought the post forward.. She is such a card and I love to pull her leg, click on the link to see her post….
I sat and ponder the point yesterday when this bird was preening itself right in front of me. Do we take photos of birds to include all from the head to the feet? Must the eye be clear showing its colours? and the sunlight be just right for the perfect shot?
Well I decided that it was not so. I so enjoyed the way the wind was blowing this birds feathers that with a bit of zoom I captured the blowing feathers… So I go with Bob Dylan on this one… “The answer my friend is blowin’ in the wind, The answer is blowin’ in the wind.” I include a link to a short youtube version of this song… sheeez I was still a teenager when he sang this…. CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE LINK … and here are the photos…
So in some photos he has no head or feet…. is that a crime? Am I committing photography suicide here? I don’t think so………… and in any case I don’t give a damn, its my camera and my blog…. I love it…
The Photographic Journey of bulldog. 
I have to say I love ALL the shots of the egret but I especially like the ones without the entire Egret! It’s hard to believe/understand how they stay so white! Your photos take me to that place that I long to visit. Stunning shots, thank you for sharing your gift of photography with all of us!
Thank you… it sure is whiter than white… and when one sees them dodging in the water one wonders what soap they use…
Egrets I have had a few…but then again too few to mention
I don’t think so either 😀 I like it 🙂
Thank you…
I happen to like the unusual, not capturing all of an animal or any image for that matter, but having a specific focal point. I say it is your damn camera so do what makes you happy! 😀
Thanks LuAnn, can I quote you… ??
Please do…no one has ever asked that of me, quite the opposite lol! 🙂
Beautiful captures. I love the wisp of wind blowing its feathers.
Thanks Maralee…
Don’t overthink it – just take the shot that you want to capture. Your photos are always stunning! 🙂
Thank you Louisa…
For me, your different viewpoints help to show off the beauty and individuality of the Egret and add interest to the series of shots. I like them all.
Thanks Brian I do too… to hell with the experts…
BEE U TIFUL!! I love the preening shots and the definition on the feathers and the upside-down shots! Nice one BD. And thanks for the link.;-)
It is but a pleasure for me to promote your blog… hope you gained a follower or two to keep you busy… I also loved the look I could see of this bird and decided that convention needs to be set aside, why not take a few unusual photos for a change… something different… I loved it and will do it again…
Some of the chopped-off pix might take some working out if one didn’t know what one was looking at!
I can agree with that, but I don’t always understand some paintings, leaving me with a feeling of wondering what I’ve been looking at and they call that art… so this would be my contribution to the word art… Bulldogs art
I think most of those paintings, not even the painter knew – particularly when it happened to be a baboon.
I love that you’ve captured it in different ways. Beautiful! 🙂
Thank you Inga… why must one always be conventional and take photos of birds a certain way… I love this diversion…
The pure whiteness is amazing! Who cares about head or feet missing? Shows they’re on their way to somewhere.
Thanks Anneli… my photos have been criticised so many times by the “experts” as to what they see as faults with the photo, that I had to do this to show them a middle finger… They never comment on my blog, but on other sites where I show a photo or two, there is always someone that will find a fault as they see it… to me it is what catches the eye that I want to capture and to hell with the perfect shot… thanks for the comment… exactly, who cares about the head or feet…
Well, just ask “Zannyro.” Her photos of parts of Bob (and others) half in and half out of the picture give the photo a sense of movement and a sense that “there’s more where this came from.” Nothing wrong with your pics!
Here’s another song to go with these pictures: “Both Sides Now!”
Yep never thought of that one… thank you..
Nessun crimine, hai messo in risalto i particolari che hanno attirato la tua attenzione e mi piacciono moltissimo:
Ciaooo, Pat
Grazie mille Pat, non è sempre tutto l’uccello che cattura l’occhio, ma le piccole cose come le piume o atteggiamento
An Egret ….so that’s what I was shooting this morning. Love your photos and your blog even though he’s missing a head. Now don’t be picking on my friend ….lol 🙂
I do enjoy 101… she is definitely a card and the way she can describe things in their RV makes one feel you are in it with them… thanks Ingrid.. such a nice comment…
I like your photos too! Just keep doing them!
Thanks you Jodee… thanks for the visit…
Beautiful captures, bulldog. Wish my hair looked so lovely when the wind blows. 🙂 Thanks for the Dylan memories.
Thanks AD… wish I had hair to blow in the wind…
Wow! What amazing shots!!! I love them…the kiddos did, too!! ((Love the song, too)) 🙂 You totally make me want to come there someday to take in all the beauty.
Thanks Skye… there is actually too many times that I take our surrounds for granted and forget the privilege we have to live here…
Such a beautie Rob and as usual you captured it so beautifully! Stunning shots my friend and thanks for sharing. 😀 *hugs*
Thanks Sonel ..such a lovely comment…
Great captures!
Thanks Jewels
Ha! I can almost feel the blood flowing to my head with those ‘head-upside-down’ photos!
at my age even attempting that would probably kill me…
LOL!
I like the fifth photo best. I’m missing the wading birds out here in the desert.
Brenda
Thank you… yes not many to be seen when you don’t see water… lol
This is amazing pose, especially I am talking about the last one and the second one! I loved so much, Thank you dear Rob, have a nice weekend, love, nia
Thanks Nia… very kind of you to say…
Really nice shots Bulldog 🙂 Love the song too 🙂
Thanks Michelle… man that song brings back memories of yesteryear…