Great Egret Lifting Off

by DB Hayes

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Great Egret Lifting Off

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DB Hayes

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Photograph - Photography

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Believe it or not it was back in 2008 when Deb came upon this gorgeous Great Egret about to take flight while she and her dad explored Jekyll Island, Georgia. Deb captured this image with her first Canon Rebel camera, which had only 10.01 megapixels in it. We had the original image posted and recently got a compliment. I thought "wow, I need to revisit that image and see if I can improve it since I now have FAR better photo editing software than when we originally posted the first image. After working with it for well over an hour I finally arrived at the posted image, which in my opinion is a tremendous improvement over the original. I was able to remove considerable noise from the original, sharpen it somewhat, remove some of the "shake" from the camera and generally make it into a much more detailed image. Of course, I also lightened it a bit. The colors are much sharper and just plain looks much better. Deb was extremely proud of this image when she captured it as it was her first large bird "action" capture I believe. Hopefully, when she sees this she will be even more thrilled. Yes, I am replacing the original without her approval. UPDATE; she just got home and saw this new version and is thrilled with it. Now for a few facts about this species.

The great egret (Ardea alba), also known as the common egret, large egret or (in the Old World) great white heron, is a large, widely distributed egret, with four subspecies found in Asia, Africa, the Americas, and southern Europe. Distributed across most of the tropical and warmer temperate regions of the world. It builds tree nests in colonies close to water.

The great egret is a large heron with all-white plumage. Standing up to 1 m (3.3 ft) tall, this species can measure 80 to 104 cm (31 to 41 in) in length and have a wingspan of 131 to 170 cm (52 to 67 in). Body mass can range from 700 to 1,500 g (1.5 to 3.3 lb), with an average of around 1,000 g (2.2 lb). It is thus only slightly smaller than the great blue or grey heron (A. cinerea). Apart from size, the great egret can be distinguished from other white egrets by its yellow bill and black legs and feet, though the bill may become darker and the lower legs lighter in the breeding season. In breeding plumage, delicate ornamental feathers are borne on the back. Males and females are identical in appearance; juveniles look like non-breeding adults. Differentiated from the intermediate egret (Mesophoyx intermedius) by the gape, which extends well beyond the back of the eye in case of the great egret, but ends just behind the eye in case of the intermediate egret.

It has a slow flight, with its neck retracted. This is characteristic of herons and bitterns, and distinguishes them from storks, cranes, ibises, and spoonbills, which extend their necks in flight. The great egret walks with its neck extended and wings held close. The great egret is not normally a vocal bird; it gives a low hoarse croak when disturbed, and at breeding colonies, it often gives a loud croaking cuk cuk cuk and higher-pitched squawks

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August 27th, 2015

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