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Wordless Wednesday: Mouth wide open

by John Briggs on May 6, 2009

in Bird Photographs, Blog, Wordless Wednesday

Snowy Egret eating fish | Click for larger view

Snowy Egret eating fish | Click for larger view

 

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1 John Briggs May 6, 2009 at 9:15 am

Another Snowy Egret? You bet! I love photographing them and watching them catch those tiny little fishes.

2 Steve Creek May 6, 2009 at 11:24 am

Great capture! Great timing! I got close to an Egret catching crayfish, but was not able to get the photo. You did well with this capture.

John Briggs Reply:
May 7th, 2009 at 6:48 am

Thanks Steve!

This one was so intent on feeding that it had no idea that I pulled up in the car. When its back was turned, I got out, used the car as blind and started snapping photos.

3 Gunnar Engblom May 6, 2009 at 11:35 am

Hey John!

What can I say? Jaw-dropping! Great Shot.

John Briggs Reply:
May 7th, 2009 at 6:49 am

Thanks Gunnar!

4 Pamela May 6, 2009 at 11:42 am

I need to get a telescopic lens for my rebel — so I can take these kind of shots.
(my little canon powershot has a digital zoom, but you lose clarity — as in the great horned owl chicks)

Occasionally we get a stray egret in our valley. Two years ago there was a lovely pair on the “creek”
This year there is a heron rookery – they made six or seven nests — and then a great horned owl moved into one of them. Interesting to see baby herons and baby owls in the same group of trees.

John Briggs Reply:
May 7th, 2009 at 6:50 am

That’s a sight that I would love to see Pamela! Thanks for stopping by!

5 CatSynth May 6, 2009 at 11:56 am

Great capture with the egret agape. Very clear!

John Briggs Reply:
May 7th, 2009 at 6:50 am

Thank you Cat!

6 Tishia Lee May 6, 2009 at 12:37 pm

Great photo! That’s a little fish in its mouth? Wow it’s tiny. LOL Thanks for stopping by my WW and leaving a comment :-)

John Briggs Reply:
May 7th, 2009 at 6:52 am

Thank you Tishia!

I believe it is a small salt water eel. I will change the description under the photo. I watched the egret for over an hour and it had been eating small fish.

7 kaye May 6, 2009 at 1:20 pm

I love the clarity of your pictures and I love watching birds though I’ve never tried to photograph them. Thanks for stopping by.

John Briggs Reply:
May 7th, 2009 at 6:52 am

Thank you Kaye!

8 Sara Bonds @ Ordinary and Awesome May 6, 2009 at 4:49 pm

That is an amazing shot. Not only is the bird beautiful, but it’s mid-bite. That is so cool. Poor fish, but cool picture.

Happy WW from Sara @ the Mostly Wordless Wednesday H.Q.!

John Briggs Reply:
May 7th, 2009 at 6:53 am

Thanks Sara! Happy WW to you too!

9 Chris May 6, 2009 at 6:09 pm

Great job and great capture with the little eel in its mouth!

John Briggs Reply:
May 7th, 2009 at 6:53 am

Thanks Chris!

10 Dawn Fine May 6, 2009 at 9:47 pm

John,
Awesome shot..is that a tiny fish in its mouth or remnant of part of a fish? very cool!

John Briggs Reply:
May 7th, 2009 at 6:53 am

Thank you Dawn! I believe it’s a small salt water eel.

11 Dawn Fine May 6, 2009 at 9:58 pm

Oh..I like your I reply button….I goggled it and i will add that to my site as well..
I also try to respond to everyone if they comment..I may not do it in a timely fashion..but try to do it.
John…what happens when you get 400 comments?
do you take the button down..tee hee

John Briggs Reply:
May 7th, 2009 at 6:56 am

That’s the way with me, I try to reply in a timely matter. Sometimes it may take a few days.

If I get 400 comments on a single post, I assure everyone that no matter how long it takes, I will answer every reply. I don’t think getting 400 will happen anytime soon though.

12 Erica May 6, 2009 at 10:07 pm

Someone needs to tell him not to talk with his mouth open. LOL Very nice shot. Happy Wordless Wednesday. ;-)

John Briggs Reply:
May 7th, 2009 at 6:59 am

Thank you Erica.

It was amazing to watch as the eel was being held at the tip of the Egrets bill, then with a snap of its head the eel flew in mid air and into the Egrets mouth.

13 Kallen May 6, 2009 at 10:23 pm

Best shot of the Snowy Egret I have ever seen. I have to show this to my birding pal! So cool!

John Briggs Reply:
May 7th, 2009 at 6:59 am

Thank you Kim! I hope your birding pal likes it as much as you do.

14 Toni May 7, 2009 at 3:55 pm

Hey John,

I’ve been meaning to get here to say we will miss you at the bird festival.
But the next time you and your wife are back home in Erie, PA please let Michele and me know. We would love to hook up with you. Have a great weekend.

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