A Great White Egret in his mating display, performing an intricate ritual, that consists of fanning out the tail feathers, bobbing down, standing up and stretching the neck straight upwards, with the bill pointing skywards as well, then repeating it all over again.

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9 Nods for Picture of the Day -July 3rd, 2008

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   Fishing Guy proclaims:
   July 3rd, 2008 at 6:45 am

   Klaus: Another great photo of the Great White Egret, I wish i had seen them close-up while in Florida.

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   vaggelis vlahos proclaims:
   July 3rd, 2008 at 7:02 am

   a great portrait, Klaus. is he/she angry with you? he/she looks you strange

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   me & my puppies proclaims:
   July 3rd, 2008 at 10:17 am

   beautiful ~ as always

   me & my puppiess last blog post..Sky Watch Friday: July 4th

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   Bird Girl proclaims:
   July 3rd, 2008 at 1:43 pm

   How dramatic and lovely! It’s neat to see how each species attracts their mate - such diversity! Beautiful work here, Klaus!

   Bird Girls last blog post..Prize for the CRAZIEST nest site!

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   yvonne k proclaims:
   July 3rd, 2008 at 3:04 pm

   Amazingly Gorgeous!

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   Mike proclaims:
   July 3rd, 2008 at 4:53 pm

   Stunning shot Klaus, Beautiful light.

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   June proclaims:
   July 3rd, 2008 at 6:51 pm

   One day I’m going to be lucky enough to see this…beautiful shot!

   Junes last blog post..Quidditch At BBR

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   BirdAnon proclaims:
   July 3rd, 2008 at 7:08 pm

   Very majestic looking! Beautiful photograph
   BirdAnons last blog post..Skywatching Extreme Modelling

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   Mary proclaims:
   July 5th, 2008 at 8:27 am

   Wow…what detail! I love all the feathers going every which way! He looks very majestic!

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