Saturday, April 20, 2013

A Snowy Surprise

I could see it from across the lake.
 
For sure an Egret by the shape and color
but I knew it was too small to be a Great Egret.
 
At only 24 inches,
it revealed just a peak of it's "yellow galoshes". 
 
It's a gorgeous Snowy Egret, the first time I have seen one.
 
White body, black bill...
 
black legs with bright yellow feet.
 
Lake of the Lilies in Point Pleasant Beach
New Jersey
April 15, 2013 on a ride with the hubs.
 

29 comments:

♥ Łucja-Maria ♥ said...

WOW!
Fantastycznl and very beautiful pictures.
Heron beat? for me it's very rare.
I send greetings.
Lucia

grammie g said...

Hi Debbie...Yellow galoshes "huh",hmmm never quite heard a bird described that way !! : )
Great spotting,and great shot's too!!
Grace

Zenserly said...

oh those white wings are so pretty! it would be awesome to be living among such pretty creatures...when I see them playing on water with no care in the world it makes this soul smile...beautifully captured as always :)

Lisa Gordon said...

What a beautiful bird, Debbie.
I love those wings.

eileeninmd said...

Debbie, they are beauties! Lovely shots of the Snowy Egret.

Andee said...

So cool!

Farm Girl said...

I like his blowy hair on his neck. Wonderful shots dear Debbie.

TexWisGirl said...

i just love these! i got to see 3 snowies here for the first time ever last summer. :)

Tina Fariss Barbour said...

Wow, you got some great shots! You have a really good eye, Debbie. I've never seen a snowy egret in "real" life--just photos. They look so delicate.

Karen said...

Gorgeous Debbie!

Jill said...

Beautiful! You are outdoing yourself with these shots, my dear!

Elizabeth Edwards said...

i love the take off shots. what a gorgeous bird. ( :

Ruth Hiebert said...

Beautiful pictures. What a lucky find!

Brian King said...

Congratulations on the sighting! Beautiful photos!

Rosemary Aubut said...

Loving those yellow feet! Gorgeous photos!

Lisa Sall - Sall's Country Life said...

He is gorgeous! And you are so lucky to get your dose of snow in this form!! Have a splendid weekend!

Adrienne said...

AWESOME!!!! How fast did you run around the lake!!??!! Such a beautiful bird, and you got some magical shots!

rainfield61 said...

So handsome.

It must feel very proud of itself.

Susan said...

Wow Deb, wonderful pictures of a beautiful bird!

Nancy said...

WOW...what beauty you were able to capture....Gorgeous bird...

barbara l. hale said...

Such a beautiful bird and such wonderful photos of it!

Angie said...

It's a beauty. You caught some great action shots of it!

Lin said...

Lovely. I like his socks of yellow.

LeAnn said...

Just amazing pictures; you should really publish a book of all of the pictures you take.
Blessings!

Cheryl @ TFD said...

He's a beauty, Debbie! So glad you got to see him and got those great shots!

Nancy said...

Amazing captures at just the right time, Debbie. Well done!

DeniseinVA said...

A gorgeous egret. Great shots Debbie!

Ida said...

Fabulous shots of this Snowy Egret. What a gorgeous bird.

Judy said...

Gorgeous guy, and quite cooperative!!! I love the reflections in the first couple of images!!!