Mom Teaching Her Chicks
by DB Hayes
Title
Mom Teaching Her Chicks
Artist
DB Hayes
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
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WE are honored to write the following art groups have featured our "Mom Teaching Her Chicks" image:
1 - Wildlife ONE A DAY: 5/27/2017
2 - Poetic Poultry: 5/28/2017
3 - Animals Photographs: 5/28/2017
4 - Photography and Nature 101: 5/29/2017
5 - Coastal Water Birds-Water Birds: 5/30/2017
6 - All About Nature and The Animals: 5/31/2017
Deb captured this scene on May 14, 2017 while we were, again, at the St. Augustine, Florida Alligator Farm's bird rookery. The scene appears to us as one where the great egret mom is in the process of teaching its chicks a few lessons regarding the use of their wings, hence the title. We watched and, of course, Deb & I shot away with our cameras. Deb's images turned out to be mostly very sharp or good as she was using her new Canon 7D Mark II camera along with her Sigma 150-600 MM lens attached. However, I was shooting with my new Nikon D810 for the first time but had not yet perfected the settings so my images were not worthy to post from that trip we hate to write. Pretty darn embarrassing to say the least. Now for a few facts about this species.
The great egret is a member of the heron family. With a wingspread of 130 centimeters (55 inches), their wings are longer and wider than most other white herons. Great egrets do not eat at night. During the day, they forage alone or in mixed flocks, catching fish by standing motionless in the water. They sometimes steal food from the smaller birds. Great egrets are fearless and can sometimes be seen perched on top of alligators! In the 19th century, the great egret's beautiful white plumes were used to decorate ladies' hats. At one point, the plumes were so popular they were worth twice their weight in gold.
Their scientific name is ardea albus.
They are Carnivores and eat fish, snakes, frogs, and even some insects.
Of course they have predators and threats, which are raccoons, crows, vultures, and humans through habitat destruction.
Their habitat can be found along streams, ponds, marshes, and mudflats; also inland lakes and wooded swamp areas; Central Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, and parts of North, Central and South America.
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"Art Enhances Life"
Bill and Deb Hayes
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May 23rd, 2017
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Bill And Deb Hayes
Deb and I THANK EACH AND EVERYONE of YOU for your visits, compliments and features. WE regret we have not had the time to address each lately but please know we are honored by each and sincerely appreciate ALL. Bill & Deb
Don Columbus
Congratulations Bill and Deb, your work is Featured in "Coastal Waterbirds-Shorebirds" I invite you to place it in the group's "2017 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L/Tweet
Anita Faye
Bill and Deb, outstanding nest capture! Featured on Poetic Poultry! https://fineartamerica.com/groups/poetic-poultry-.html
Brian Tada
What a majestic portrait of this beautiful great egret family, Bill and Deb! Such a precious and tender moment in time captured, to cherish for years to come. Magnificent work! F/L