One Leg Up

Norman Johnson

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Norman Johnson

Riverview, FL

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One Leg Up

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Norman Johnson

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A reddish egret perches on the rail of the boardwalk in Tampa, Florida's Lettuce Lake Parki.

The rarest of the egrets, the reddish egret (egretta rufescens) can be found in the shallow coastal salt water lagoons and estuaries of the Gulf states, Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean and the Bahamas. The largest populations of breeding pairs are currently along the coast of Texas.

They are very active foragers, often seen running, jumping and spinning, sometimes with wings outspread, in the pursuit of prey. They will try to herd them into groups to make them easier to catch. They feed on fish, frogs, crustaceans, insects and small animals preferring shallow mud flats, lagoons and saltwater estuaries.

They were almost hunted to extinction in the late 1800's and early 1900's for their plumes for the fashion industry. They have made somewhat of a comeback but are still very rare as the coastal marine habitat that they favor keeps shrinking due to development along the coastlines.

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Norman Johnson

Riverview, FL - United States

I'm Really glad you like it Scott. Thank you very much for the feature in the group "FAA Portraits - Birds."

Don Columbus

Naples, FL - United States

Congratulations Norman, your work is Featured in "Birds In Focus" I invite you to place it in the group's "2019 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L/Tweet

Norman Johnson replied:

I'm Really glad you like it Don Thank you very much for the feature in the group "Birds In Focus."

Diann Fisher

Valrico, FL - United States

Norman, What an awesome capture!!! Beautifully captured. (lf)

Norman Johnson replied:

Thanks Diann.

Don Columbus

Naples, FL - United States

Congratulations Norman, your work is Featured in "A Birding Group - Wings" I invite you to place it in the group's "2019 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L/Tweet

Norman Johnson replied:

I'm really glad you like it Don. Thank you very much for the feature in the group "A Birding Group - Wings."

William Tasker

Stuart, FL - United States

Stunning, Norman! Thank you for submitting this fine natural shot of this identified wild bird. It is now featured on the homepage of Wild Birds Of The World - A Nature Photography Group. I cannot L/F for some reason...

Norman Johnson replied:

I'm really glad you like it William. Thank you very much for the feature in the group "Wild Birds Of The World - A Nature Photography Group."