ABC Wednesday “E”
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Categories: ABC Wednesday •August 20, 2008
Today’s "E" is a Cattle Egret 
Feeding Frenzy. At least an excerpt. Young Cattle Egrets - like most other Egrets and Herons are aggressive to boot! Their parents are being followed, attacked, picked and harassed, whenever they come close…
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6:50 am on August 20th, 2008
Klaus: Looks like the big baby should be on their own. Hope your staing safe from the storm.
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7:08 am on August 20th, 2008
Excellent photo. They’re kind of cute, but the capture of this is terrific.
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7:14 am on August 20th, 2008
This is a cracking shot Klaus, great job.
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7:42 am on August 20th, 2008
Extraordinary! This photo should be entered into a contest!
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7:50 am on August 20th, 2008
How you manage to be in the right place at the right time so much is amazing to me!
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7:52 am on August 20th, 2008
The chick attacks its parents? That’s something I knew of. Thanks for this piece of info.
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7:52 am on August 20th, 2008
What an amazing action shot of wildlife at play? Incredible!
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8:37 am on August 20th, 2008
Almost like humans…
PS I see the professional - once again. Sigh.
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9:53 am on August 20th, 2008
A fabulous picture again!! You inspire me.
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10:14 am on August 20th, 2008
This photo has to be the most exquisite photo published for ABC Wednesday letter E.
Thank you for sharing with us.
Bear((( )))
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10:46 am on August 20th, 2008
What a great “E”. Such a wonderful picture. I really enjoy your blog.
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12:46 pm on August 20th, 2008
This is such an amazing photo. The detail and clarity always leaves my mouth hanging open in awe. Thanks for the link to that article.
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1:24 pm on August 20th, 2008
Wonderful photo of the Cattle Egret! You mention that the young egrets are aggressive, too. Is that why the adult bird has its bill clamped over the immature bird’s bill? I was curious about why it is called ‘Cattle Egret’, and I was happy to see that you have a fauna glossary.
Also found the NY Times article on the Endangered Species Act very interesting. Diversion tactics seem to be the trend now with all governments (in Canada, too).
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Klaus
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August 20th, 2008 at 1:39 pm
Actually - the adult(right) is the one who got the bill clamped. The young one was so greedy, that in his haste he forgot, that he has to give the adult a chance to open it’s bill to feed the youngster!
Kids!!!
They are called Cattle Egrets, because you can very often find them near grasing cattle, to take advantage of the abundance of insects, that surround cattle.
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2:02 pm on August 20th, 2008
I love this shot. It almost looks like they are in a studio posing the the picture!
Lisa
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2:06 pm on August 20th, 2008
Klaus, excellent capture! I love seeing all the detail in the feather areas on white birds, it’s the sign of a perfect exposure.
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3:19 pm on August 20th, 2008
Holy Sh*te! What a fantastic photo! I just kept looking and looking at it! Absolutely fabulous!
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6:10 pm on August 20th, 2008
Superb photos like this one, and all of your others must just make your day! You captured a moment!! Lovely.
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11:34 pm on August 20th, 2008
They are beautiful and that baby reminds me of my second child, he was always picking and pulling on me.
I love flying Bob down there too!
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6:14 am on August 21st, 2008
klaus, you have outdone yourself once again! This is simply beautiful. I will follow your link later as you know I care so much about the environment and wildlife. Right now I am adding in links to I and the Bird Edtion #82 which is up. Your limpkin is at the top of the post!
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7:36 am on August 21st, 2008
Wonderful photograph! As a mother of a teenager I think I can understand how these parents feel… and he is free to visit the refridgerator any time he wants to…lol !
Thanks Klaus!
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7:56 am on August 21st, 2008
Once again, you have taken my breath away! Klaus, humankind and nature are beholding to you for bringing such lovely pictures to us. Thank you sooooo much.
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9:03 am on August 21st, 2008
Great photo as usual. Terrific breeding color,
Martha and I e-mail our congress(persons) every week, about the environment.
We usually get a polite reply saying they vote with Bush and he knows what’s best for the Country. Grrrrrr.
Now we have to decide how to spend our two votes in November.
Thanks for the great photos, Klaus, or should I say Ansel?
Top spot on IATB. Wow!
Troy and Martha
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9:07 am on August 21st, 2008
Outstanding capture.
Always so wonderful.
Thanks for being part of ABC Wednesday.
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