Cattle Egret (record shot).

Da hast du ja einen schönen Reiher entdeckt auf deiner Runde lieber Keith,das ist toll,dass du einen selteren Vogel gesehen hast und auch ein sehr schönes Bild davon machen konntest,da hebt er sich auch sehr schön vom Grün ab,das ist eben das Schöne von einer Runde,wenn man etwas entdeckt,mit dem man nie gerechnet hätte lieber Keith :))

Wünsche noch einen schönen Abend,liebe Grüße Güni :))

Thank you so much for these well thought out and generous comments Güni.......I'm pleased you like this one. It was a great surprise to see it and get a photo.

Have a pleasant evening my friend.........best wishes, Keith.

Nice find Keith, can be seen quite often over Farlington Marshes.

Cheers Alby.......much appreciated. I haven't been there for ages!

it came out sharp i think

beautiful

Thank you so much Annemarie.......glad you think so!

Happy evening

The same to you Annemarie :-)

I bet you have no Egrets about taking this shot!! Even viewed large it is still sharp, great composition too

Non, je ne regrette rien Matey :-)))

Glad you like this one.........and thanks for your visit and comments as always.

A 'record shot' -well I suppose practically all natural history shots can be called that :) -To me, just a cracking capture of this rare to me Egret. Well done

Cheers. Herb

You're quite correct I suppose Herb :-))

Glad you like the shot though..........thanks very much for your kind words.

An egret...what a find or what a meeting, Keith!
This beautiful candid bird seems to enjoy being photographed by you, standing out beautifully in the green! Great capture and shot!

I was quite surprised to see it and it was quite a distance away for my shortish telephoto lens.....but I'm glad you like the result Adele.

Thanks for your kind and generous comments as always!

A mesmerizing profile and a great capture, Keith!
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Thank you so much for your visit and kind comments Judite. Glad you like this one!

Noch nie gesehen ...

It was my first one Frank. I was surprised to see it..!!

Well captured Keith I haven't seen one you can sometimes see little Egrets a birder I know says 25 years ago seeing one would have been a major event. Have you tried cropping it I have zoomed in it would stand cropping

Glad you like it Peter and thanks for your kind comments as always.

This is actually quite a big crop already and so I don't think it would stand anymore!

Excellent shot!

Many thanks William.......you're so knd.

Nice capture, we see them very often in the area where I live, but I never had my cam with me, when I saw them.

Glad you like this shot Jean-Paul and I was happy to be able to get a photo.

I pretty much always have a camera with me when I go out anywhere :-))

Sehr gelungen. Solche Reiher gibt es bei uns kaum.

Thank you kind sir........very much appreciated..!!

A nice little Egret Keith nice one
Have a great weekend.
TOZ

Many thanks TOZ........always appreciated..!!

Very nice photo. A bit of better photo than my average record shot of a bird

Thank you so much Colin......always appreciated..!!

Superbe malgré la distance..
mais je pense que ce n'est pas une Aigrette Keith

mais un Héron Garde-boeuf
regardes

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_cattle_egret

Glad you like the photo Roland.......thank you so much!

I already know it's a Cattle Egret.........which is in the title..!!

Congrats, I don't think I have ever seen one in Europe and definitely never managed a photo!

Many thanks Gudrun........glad you like this one. It was a first for me, but apparently they're becoming more common in the UK.

Habe ich in freiher Natur noch nicht gesehen.
Ein klasse Schuss, Keith!

It was a first for me Wilhelm.......but apparently they're becoming more common in the UK. Glad you like this one!

Bei uns gibt es Silberreiher, die ähnlich aussehen, aber größer sind.

They are very common here, glad you could “catch” one!