Sunday, August 14, 2011

Not Five Minutes From Home......

on our way to dinner last night, I stumbled upon this..........

Great Egret!!!!!
We were almost past the lake when I caught this, just out of the corner of my eye!!
It could have been a duck or swan, all I saw was just a speck of white!!!
We went back anyway (even though I was STARVING) and I prayed it was an Egret!!!!


She was beautiful........so graceful in flight!!!!!


I loved the reflection in this shot!!!!


The biggest, happiest surprise at....... 
Godfrey Lake in Brick,  New Jersey
I pass this lake every single time I leave my house,
You can bet that we will be stopping by here more often!!!!!



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you will for sure want to follow along!!!

19 comments:

TexWisGirl said...

love it! i hope he / she sticks around so you can visit and share more often! :)

Jill said...

These shots are beautiful! I especially love the reflection shot.

Ellie said...

Great pics. What a lovely graceful bird. I also like the reflection shot. Just think if you had missed that white speck you saw you would have missed taking these lovely pictures.

NancyHoho said...

They are very regal. Love shot #2.

Lisa Gordon said...

What a magnificent bird Debbie, and your photographs of it are wonderful. That second shot is pure perfection!
Happy Sunday to you my friend!

Ruth Hiebert said...

What a perfect setting! You captured the beauty of this bird so well.

Nancy said...

How exciting Debbie! Wonderful shots. :)

Leenie said...

Good eye! Nice catch. Also good that you aren't so caught up in "getting there" that you have the sense to turn around and check. Wow!

Tammy said...

Hooray for you!! I hope you get to see him/her again :)

Bonnie said...

Debbie your photos are absolutely fabulous!

Tammy said...

Hi Debbie. I'm so excited that you linked up for "Behind The camera"!

To add a link back you can just add a link in your post, or you can use my button. It is on my "Behind The camera" page. Just copy the HTML code from the box under the button and paste it (using the HTML tab) into your post.

I hope you will continue to join in. I know you have a lot of stories to tell :)

Negerigeletschtempoit said...

Great pictures! I do hope you see her again!!
Love ya!

Karen said...

Oh wow! How lucky are you! Fantabulous shots!

Reena said...

What a great discovery! Hope you get more of him!

Cheryl @ TFD said...

Great capture of the egret in flight! Beautiful!

Dianna said...

Beautiful photos of a beautiful bird!

Susan said...

Wow Debbie your Egret shots are great. So graceful with its long legs and wings.
The reflection shot is especially beaut :D)

Adrienne said...

such a happy surprrise!! i love the reflection in the water too!

Rug Cleaning Los Angeles said...

These are great shots! I especially love the one with the reflection of the bird in the water... it makes me think a little of impressionism meets surrealism... Great job!
-Rachel