There is a family of egrets at the lake. I am assuming the guy with the bigger neck is the dad. The smaller finer featured one may be the mom. I may be wrong because I regret that I don’t speak egret in order to ask them! 🙂
In the pic from across the lake, look carefuly to see the small juvenile on shore.
A p r o n h e a d -- Lilly 
Such beautiful birds. Thanks for sharing! No egrets here. 😉
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I hadn’t noticed the young one! Love it!
I didn’t see it till I uploaded! 🙂 If I hadn’t already walked myself sore, I would have hiked over to the other side to get closer.
interesting that the little one was that close to the playground. they are beautiful birds, I wish we had them here.
The parents are very used to people around, though little wary if you don’t have food! So I imagine that communicates to the young.
We used to get so excited when we saw an egret in Florida – usually on the edge of the Everglades.They are so stately and graceful, and that gorgeous white. How lucky you are to have them near. Great pics as always and I love the “egress” in the title. 🙂
Thanks. They are beautiful, and I am always amazed at how much wing there really is when they go from standing to flying.
Oh wow! how utterly beautiful they are!! Your photos are to the moon and back for quality and content. Just love seeing what you capture with your lens! Have a blessed Sunday…..
Thanks so much. I love their grace. The white is a bit blown out, but it’s hard to totally adjust settings when the flight is in a quick moment. 🙂
Just so tall and elegant
Yes, beautiful except for the beady eye.
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Great shots! It looks to be flying at low altitude in that last photo. The one at water’s edge looks so tiny!
It’s the baby! 🙂
You got some beautiful photos of these stunning birds!
Thanks. They are pretty and graceful–except the eyes are a bit creepy. 🙂