This Snowy Egret came zooming in over Hazard Rd. looking to land in the Gooseneck Cove salt marsh when he saw me standing there in the middle of the road and decided he needed to figure out if I was a threat or not. So he landed atop this Red Cedar and ogled me from up there for a while before deciding I was safe, and then proceeded to fly down to the Cove to do some serious fishing.
© 2010 by A. Roy Hilbinger
Ah, what a delicious photo......your work is magnificent as usual. Is he really standing on that tree? And what kind of fruit is that on the tree...or are my eyes deceiving me?
ReplyDeleteYup, he's perched right at the top of the tree. It's a Red Cedar, and like the Juniper it has little gray-blue berries. The Juniper's berries are used to flavor gin, but I have no idea if the Cedar berries serve the same purpose. They're very decorative on Winter wreaths, though.
ReplyDeleteSuper picture--great detail, especially the egret's wing.
ReplyDeleteHo very kind of him to pose for a photo before lunch!
ReplyDeleteHow can the branches support all that weight without bending? Perhaps there is a lesson in life there.
ReplyDeletethat is truly a handsome fellow!
ReplyDeletewe went to the heron's nesting site near here a couple of weeks ago ... got some decent shots... but nothing as remarkable as the ones you post.