Little Egret Flight is a photograph by Morris Finkelstein which was uploaded on June 9th, 2019.
Little Egret Flight
The Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) is a small heron in the Ardeidae family of birds, with long black legs, yellow feet, yellow eyes, and a thin... more
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Little Egret Flight
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Morris Finkelstein
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Photograph
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The Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) is a small heron in the Ardeidae family of birds, with long black legs, yellow feet, yellow eyes, and a thin black bill. They are widespread and may be found in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. Some of the population of this species, particularly in areas with cold winter, migrate south for the winter. The diet preferred by the Little Egret includes mostly fish, as well as amphibians, reptiles, crustaceans, and insects. The forage for prey mostly in the shallow water of ponds, lakes, wetlands, marshes, and beaches. This bird measures about 26 inches in length and about 19 ounces in weight. When the Little Egret is preparing to mate, its lores and the feet turn red!
This Little Egret flying low over a pond at Ramat Gan National Park, in Israel, was photographed on 2-3-2019. I used a Nikon D850 camera body and a Nikon 500mm f/4 VR2 lens to capture this image. Settings: 1/2500 sec, f/5.6, ISO 200.
I am honored that my photograph was featured in the Fine Art America groups:
Birds In Focus, 6-16-2019
Animals, 7-27-2019
FAA Portraits - Birds, 7-29-2019
Coastal Water Birds - Shore Birds, 9-2019
Wildlife One-A-Day, 10-6-2019
FAA Portraits, 10-23-2019
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June 9th, 2019
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Comments (18)
Morris Finkelstein
Thank you Scott for featuring "Little Egret Flight" in your FAA Portraits group. Very much appreciated!
Morris Finkelstein
Thank you Mariola for featuring "Little Egret Flight" in your Wildlife On-A-Day group. Very much appreciated!
Don Columbus
Congratulations, your work is Featured in "Coastal Water Birds-Shore Birds" I invite you to place it in the group's "2019 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!!
Morris Finkelstein replied:
Thank you Don for featuring "Little Egret Flight" in your Coastal Water Birds - Shore Birds group. Very much appreciated!
Sandra Huston
Beautiful in flight capture of this little egret and the soft background colors are a perfect compliment Morris! l/f/t
Asbed Iskedjian
Great in-flight shot Morris, we can feel the speed of the flight. Likes + Favorites.
Morris Finkelstein
Thank you Scott for featuring "Little Egret In Flight" in your FAA Portraits - Birds group. Very much appreciated!
Morris Finkelstein
Thank you Jeannette for featuring "Little Egret Flight" in your Animals group. Very much appreciated!
Don Columbus
Congratulations Morris, your work is Featured in "Birds In Focus" I invite you to place it in the group's "2019 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L/Tweet
Morris Finkelstein replied:
Thank you Don for featuring "Little Egret Flight" in your Birds In Focus group. Very much appreciated!
Shlomo Waldmann
Fantastic catch of a bird on flight.
Morris Finkelstein replied:
Thank you Shlomo for following my work! I appreciate that you took me to some of your favorite birding locations in Israel while I was a visitor!
Judi Dressler
I wonder how the little egret is different from the snowy egret? Wonderful in-flight capture, with great clarity, Morris! l/f
Morris Finkelstein replied:
Thank you Judi! Yes, your right that the Little Egret looks a lot like a Snowy Egret...I didn't see a difference. However, the Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) is a different species than the Snowy Egret (Egretta thula). The Snowy E is New World and the Little E is Old World. When a rare vagrant Little Egret ends up on the North American East Coast, then the two species may be seen side-by-side and compared directly. Such comparisons are found on line. Generally, the Little Egret is larger size, has a grey lore patch, paler irises, longer neck, longer legs, and a longer head. You comments are well taken!
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