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Title
Scratching An Itch
Artist
Norman Johnson
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
A reddish egret scratches an itch on the boardwalk in Tampa, Florida's Lettuce Lake Park.
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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September 9th, 2019
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Naples, FL - United States
Congratulations Norman, your work is Featured in "Coastal Water Birds-Shore Birds" I invite you to place it in the group's "2019 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L/Tweet
Riverview, FL - United States
I'm Really glad you like it Don Thank you very much for the feature in the group "Coastal Water Birds-Shore Birds."
Titusville, FL - United States
Congratulations on your feature in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
Norman Johnson replied:
I'm Really glad you like it John. Thank you very much for the feature in the group "Images That Excite You."
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."
Stuart, FL - United States
So cool! I need to find one of these birds! 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. L/F
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."
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