Sunday, 21st June 2009
Egrets Fishing
by Mike Hall
Hundreds of herons and egrets start the day off gathering fish. The birds are fishing to feed their chicks. They fly many miles from the nesting site to fish.
Equipment: Nikon D200 Sigma 500mm
Mike Hall
Nature photography has always been a passion for me. I love to take along a camera when I hike the Ozark mountains in northern Arkansas. I've traveled the world taking pictures and always enjoy the natural beauty of my home state of Arkansas.
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Egrets Fishing by Mike Hall was photo of the day on Sunday, 21st June 2009. It is tagged Birds. You can leave a comment below.
26 Comments
MATE
wow this is an amazing shot good angle and use of lighting when was this time wise 11:00 am… ect?
Katherine Lee Strassburg
This is a very good ‘bird behavior’ shot. A friend called me from northern Calif. the other day to tell me about the egrets he was seeing in a wildlife refuge. Isn’t it nice that such beautiful creatures exist?
Leslie Parsley
When I look at this I think of a ballet. Beautiful.
Herman
I’m lucky to see one at a time. So many!!
Beautiful sight
Kirk Jordan
Thats the way to do it Mike, I hope to see many more of yours. This really is lyrical.
Malta Photography
Great image indeed, the reflection gives a really good impression and even the way you gave a dimension by slightly blurring the furthest point.
su
Busy shot, but I like it nature at its best.
Teresa Teresa
Stunning image!
wanda krack
What a wonderful shot!!
Pat Rains
Love the ambers, yellows, and early morning light colors in this photo. It’s a good mix and couldn’t have been painted by anyone other than our awesome Creator! Thanks for capturing this rare scene from nature and sharing it with the rest of us.
eric s baker
Those birds look happier’n a herd of mice in a grain bin! Excellent Shot, and I love the lighting.
Bonnie
Walking on water. Spectacular.
planet lover
How beautiful! Like Leslie, I thought of ballet, graceful dancers in white.
tiziana
Thank you so much for this wonderful picture. And lucky you who were there to take it!
Marie Dunphy Harding
Not all creatures are such good parents, ‘flying many miles’ for food! Great picture, Mike.
YoMah
a still that exudes action
totally vibrant
thank you
mike
I never saw that bird before. So many of them together.
CELIA
This is just beautiful! Thank you for sharing it. Now I understand the ballet entitled Swan Lake.”
domanique
that’s a whole bunch of birds
Ellen Empson
Wonderful nature image…true to life, nothing overly composed or cached. Like the DOF in this.
Cheers
Mel
The best looking decoys I’ve ever seen… Ha Ha.
Just joking big brother. Great picture!!!
Pauline Jones
We have egrets on the river a few hundred yards away from the house… but not that many.
Rhonda
What a rare and beautiful shot!
k libby
What a sight – how lucky you were to be there!
Su
Beautiful shot, too many birds to count.
renee
Wonderful shot, so many birds