Snowy Decsending
by DB Hayes
Title
Snowy Decsending
Artist
DB Hayes
Medium
Photograph - Photography
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WE are honored to write the following art groups have featured our "Snowy Decsending" image:
1 - Poetic Poultry: 6/06/2017
2 - Animal Photographs: 6/06/2017
3 - A Birding Group-Wings: 6/06/2017
4 - Images That Excite You: 6/06/2017
5 - Pictures For Present: 6/07/2017
6 - Created by Southern Artists: 6/07/2017
7 - KINGDOM Animalia: 6/07/2017
8 - Wilds Birds Of The World: 6/07/2017
9 - Photography And Nature 101: 6/09/2017
10 - FAA Portrait Gallery: 6/12/2017
11 - FAA Portrait - Birds: 6/12/2017
This beautiful Snowy Egret (Egretta Thula is the scientific name) was captured in its fancy "feather-do" by Deb as we photographed birds recently at the bird rookery located on the St. Augustine, Florida Alligator Farm on Hwy A1A. Deb was using her Canon 7D Mark II camera along with a Sigma 150-600mm lens when she shot this egret. Now for a little information about this species.
The snowy egret (Egretta thula) is a small white heron. The genus name comes from the Provençal French for the little egret aigrette, a diminutive of aigron, "heron". The species name thula is the Araucano for the Black-necked Swan, applied to this species in error by Chilean naturalist Juan Ignacio Molina in 1782.
The snowy egret is the American counterpart to the very similar Old World little egret, which has established a foothold in the Bahamas. At one time, the beautiful plumes of the snowy egret were in great demand by market hunters as decorations for women's hats. This reduced the population of the species to dangerously low levels. Now protected in the United States by law, under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, this bird's population has rebounded.
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Bill and Deb Hayes
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June 5th, 2017
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Comments (34)
Larry Nieland
A stunning shot - you are doing very well with the white birds ! - I have been trying for years to get this shot - still on my bucket list !! .......Fave+L
Linda Lees
Bill and Deb, you have some lovely bird images in your gallery! Wonderful capture!
DB Hayes replied:
We truly appreciate your visit and the wonderful compliment about our bird images Linda.
Miroslava Jurcik
Stunning capture and detail of those feathers ! l/f/p
DB Hayes replied:
Thank you Miroslava. WE very much appreciate your visit, compliment and the L/F/P. Bill and Deb
Sheila Brown
Absolutely gorgeous capture!!! Sooo beautiful! L/F/G+/Tw :)
DB Hayes replied:
Sheila: WE very, very much appreciate your visit, compliment and the L/F/G+Tw. Bill & Deb
Ericamaxine Price
Wonderful shot of this Egret! Used to love seeing them when I lived in Savannah!
DB Hayes replied:
Thank you Ericamaxine. WE love them too as they certainly are beautiful birds. Thank you for your visit and compliment. Bill and Deb
Morris Finkelstein
Beautiful close up photo of a Snowy Egret displaying breeding plumage, with great pose, clarity and details, light, colors and perspective, Bill and De! F/L
I'ina Van Lawick
What a gorgeous bird. Great capture. lf
DB Hayes replied:
Thank you very much I'ina. WE very much appreciate your visit, compliment and the L/F. Bill and Deb
William Tasker
Fabulous feather separation and detail. This is an awesome capture! Your beautiful image has been featured by Wild Birds Of The World. L/F
DB Hayes replied:
Thank you William for your gracious compliments, the wonderful feature and the L/F. WE very much appreciate all. Bill & Deb
David Neace
Congratulations, your work is featured on the homepage of "Created by Southern Artists"
DB Hayes replied:
It is an honor for us to be featured by your art group David. WE greatly appreciate it. Bill & Deb