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Beauty for our souls, April 4

by silence

Wed Apr 04, 2007 at 07:19:24 PM EST

Nesting season edition:

photo of a great egret in breeding plumage

great egret, breeding plumage

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photo of a snowy egret on the ground holding a twig in its beak

Snowy egret, gathering twigs

photo of a snowy egret landing in a palm tree next to its nest while carrying a twig

Delivering a twig to the nest

Beauty for our souls, April 4 | 10 comments (10 topical, 0 hidden)

Thanks (5.00 / 3) (#1)

I needed that. :-)

by rba on Wed Apr 04, 2007 at 07:24:31 PM EST

Wow.... (5.00 / 1) (#2)

silence is golden...with the camera.

Well done, ePM.

by NYBri on Wed Apr 04, 2007 at 07:27:07 PM EST

: At this spot, everybody is (5.00 / 1) (#3)

These egrets nest next to the city duck pond a couple miles from where I live, and you're photographing them from about 15 feet away. Pretty much anybody who shows up in the early morning with a camera is going to get an interesting photo.

by silence on Wed Apr 04, 2007 at 07:31:30 PM EST
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Positioning (5.00 / 3) (#7)

"Heron stands in the blue estuary,
Solitary, white, unmoving for hours.
A fish! Quick avian darting;
The prey is captured."

"People always ask how to follow Tao. It is as easy and natural as the heron standing in the water. The bird moves when it must; it does not move when stillness is appropriate..."

"It stands unmoving in the flow of the water. It gazes unperturbed and is aware. When Tao brings it something that it needs, it seizes the opportunity without hesitation or deliberation. Then it goes back to its quiescence without disturbing itself or its surroundings."

from:
365 Tao: Daily Meditations
by Ming-Dao Deng

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"To the politician and a priest
We're in the belly of the beast
Because we fed it"

Amos Lee, "Freedom"

by Todd Johnston on Wed Apr 04, 2007 at 08:43:57 PM EST

excellent series of shots (5.00 / 2) (#10)

thanks silence!

by luaptifer on Thu Apr 05, 2007 at 10:41:30 AM EST

Damn, I'm envious... (5.00 / 2) (#11)

Great pics as always, Silence!!!!

by jeninRI on Thu Apr 05, 2007 at 04:15:30 PM EST

"breeding plumage" (none / 0) (#5)

Reminds me a little of a turkey but I think the egret's chances are better ;-)

Great photos!

by standingup on Wed Apr 04, 2007 at 08:01:05 PM EST

Silence... these are absolutely stunning (none / 0) (#6)

The top one is unbelievable!

by Cho on Wed Apr 04, 2007 at 08:31:02 PM EST

Thanks (5.00 / 1) (#8)

Although I've got to admit that its simply a very good colony for egret watching — you're close, and there aren't too many obstructions. The only thing you don't have is a good place to look down into the nests so that you can see the beautiful blue eggs.

by silence on Wed Apr 04, 2007 at 09:30:37 PM EST
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