Great Egret

The Great Egret is another large bird, standing between 80 and 180 cms. I took this shot in Okefenokee, east entrance.  In this part of the swamp there is a driving route running several kilometres with stops along the way.  At one of the stops is a boardwalk that takes visitors out into the swamp leading to a watch tower. We saw several egrets, woodpeckers, Ibis and other small birds along our walk.  I carried my 400mm and tripod along the way in hopes of seeing sugar-plum fairies.   

As with the image of the Heron, the shot out of the camera was quite ordinary.  Again, I post processed the image by first converting it to black and white and then two-toning the image.  This time with red and yellow.  I prefer this composition over the heron.  It is simpler, less cluttered.  The background texture plays well against the bird’s silhouette. I was glad to be able to get the Egret’s eyes in the first shot.