The Morning Hunt
by Lydia Holly
Title
The Morning Hunt
Artist
Lydia Holly
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
I found this egret looking for food one morning at the Mayo Clinic pond in Jacksonville, Florida. This photograph was taken when it was right in front of me as I stood on the bank of the pond. I especially enjoyed the experience as the morning light made beautiful reflections in the water.
Great egrets hunt in marshes, swamps, streams, rivers, ponds, lakes, impoundments, lagoons, tidal flats, canals, ditches, fish-rearing ponds, flooded farm fields, and sometimes upland habitats.The Great Egret eats mainly small fish but also eats amphibians, reptiles, birds, small mammals and invertebrates such as crayfish, prawns, shrimp, polychaete worms, isopods, dragonflies and damselflies, whirligig beetles, giant water bugs, and grasshoppers. It hunts in belly-deep or shallower water in marine, brackish, and freshwater wetlands, alone or in groups. It wades as it searches for prey, or simply stands still to wait for prey to approach
Source:
.http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Great_Egret/lifehistory
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May 24th, 2015
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Comments (7)
Heather King
Lydia this is absolutely breathtaking. the early morning is THEE best time to catch these marvelous creatures in action FV :)))
Lydia Holly replied:
Thank you so much Heather for your uplifting comment! Appreciate you choosing it as a favorite/like!
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