The Little egret

Commonly found around our coastal areas the Little egret is a stealthy fisherman favouring the coastal ponds and shallows.Easily identifiable with its characteristic yellow feet and white plumage ,this is a immature bird so it lacks the head plumes

[Arthur Loosley]

Great shot, Howard. Lovely sense of action here!

[Lisa]

Wonderful shot! the egret is so sharp and the colours are so vibrant.

[John]

Fab shot, love the colours and the focus, great shot

[Rob]

Nice shot; This little dude is on a mission, you can see it in his eyes!

[summerfield]

incredible shot! love the focus on the bird and the texture as well as the colours and lighting are stunningly gorgeous. are those clam shells? great shot, howard.

[Holly Anna Schwartz]

Beautiful!

[Howard Steele]

@summerfield Thanks for all the complements(big smile)SF..They are limpet shells.

[Megan Richardson]

gorgeous shot, love the vibrant colours contrasting with the handsome bird, I like his lacy feathers above his tail

[Mike Warren]

Great capture. Love the crisp detail and color. Also have a lot of nice bokeh.

[Tessa]

Love the various colours. Great photo.

[Karen H]

wonderful shot, nice rich color and vibrant whites.

[Charlene Barker]

Gorgeous!!!

[Joyce Wells]

It looks like a bird on a mission - great shot, Howard!

[Muse]

Beautiful pic, and very elegant bird! Love the colours and bokeh

[Sally Ings]

Wow, fantastic capture! Your focus is perfect and the colours so vivid.

[Livia]

Awesome capture! The egret is beautiful, and I love the colors in your shot. Wonderful!

[Princess Fairlane]

Wow! Excellent capture of a beautiful egret and the colors are amazing :D

[Princess Fairlane]

FAV!

[D. Marie Williams More]

Love him against the background, and how you got him walking. I get involved in watching them and forget to take pictures when they're feeding...

[☯ Sarah ☁]

Great shot Howard, love the little dude's intense walk to the water!!

[Katia]

once again an amazing capture howard! :)

[Vanilla Spice]

This is beautiful!

[trude]

this is gorgeous Howard, the colours are brilliant and what a stunning bird...not to mention the beauitful blue water bokeh...fave for me:)

[Howard N]

If Michael Elliott were a fish, Bubba could learn a lot from the egret.
Nicw shot Howard.

[Karoline]

my favorite color composition - love it

[Cathy]

Spectacular - fav!

[Kerri]

How beautiful

[Melissa Pike]

Great colors, and the egret is just beautiful!

[Janet Morris]

Fantastic looking bird and stunning colours!

[Karen Sylvia]

The colors on this are great!

[Paula]

Gorgeous rich colour and bokeh's background! I love how he's in mid-stride too:)

[John Brown]

Nice shot and DOF.

[Anja]

Fantastic focus!

[Terry Beigie]

Wow the colors are so vivid and the the bird is beautiful! lovely photo.

[judith deacon]

Great capture, wonderful colour and detail

[Jessika Jane Gilker]

Wow! Stunning shot & graceful bird! The colors are amazing. Fav!

[Don Roos]

Awsome capture, Howard. Crystal clear bird at 300mm and the sea as a wonderful background: stunning colors. Fav.

[Howard Steele]

@morrisroos Thanks Don i bought the Tamron 70-3001:4-5.6 Tele Macro on a Christmas special at our camera warehouse for R1399.00 in January and i must say I'm very happy with it and this is handheld no tri-pod or rest.

[Keyt Harrington]

Oh wow the colors of this are excellent! I wish we had neat birds like that around here!

[Krista]

Wow...stunning!!

[Vivien Beer]

Another great shot....how do you get the colours so vibrant?

[Pauline Binek]

wow amazing shot, great processing

[Susan Riley]

Wow great shot :) The colours are wonderful!

[petra]

beautiful cool capture!

[Margaret Eros]

stunning capture!

[Jaap Meijer]

Yes, just three sparkling colors: orange/brow, blue and white. Plus good composition. Great shot Howard!

[Elaine]

Love the colors of the water, land and the bird. Lots of impact!

[jenny tucker]

beautiful capture - love all your coastal shots

[Claire]

Cute capture and just love that sea sparkle

[Juliette Packham]

this is a superb shot - love the colours and light in this - it's great! Awesome

[BeckyS]

Beautiful shot!

[Ann H. LeFevre]

The vibrant colors are just amazing in this shot! Great photo.

[Shanne]

stunning colours and capture, great light - so much prettier than on the mud flats at Southend

[Denise Regan]

Great Shot Howard.

[Paula]

Beautiful! Love the colours!

[karenann]

He almost looks like he treading lightly there . . gorgeous pov, Howard. Love the feathers .. beautiful egret! Your photos always have the greatest lighting!

[bmnorthernlight]

Stunning light and colours!

[Rick Schies]

She looks so dainty. Great colors

[Netkonnexion]

Beautiful work. Love the saturation in this. Wonderful!

[Louie]

What a cute little fella. Beautiful colours Howard.

[Carole Imes]

So well done.....just gorgeous......huge fav!

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Gorgeous shot and wonderful colors.

[Mary]

Looks like a serious fisherman to me! Like the bokeh too!

[Sharon]

Beautiful capture. Love the contrast of colors. The white of the egret really make the blue of the skt pop.

[Cheyenne Rebecca ツ]

Awesome catch!!!

[Catherine W.]

Awesome capture of this bird strolling along the beach!

[Peter de Graaff]

Fav. Great colour, light, and movement

[Sue Wilde]

Purrfect!!! Fav

[alia_801]

He looks like he means business! Great colours in your capture! :)

[Queenie]

Great capture and beaut colours.

[Bobbyj]

such a colourful shot! great capture!

[Sabrina]

Fabulous colours and great composition!!

[Patrice]

Beautiful, love the colours.

[Dione Giorgio]

Gorgeous shot, Howard. Great details. I notice it doesn't have webbed feet and so it's not a swimmer (even I don't have webbed feet but I swim pretty well haha).

[Aleksandra]

This is such a wonderful shot! Love the colours and textures of the wet rock and water in the background!

[Cindy List]

Beautiful shot - love the rich colors!

[Anne ❀]

love the cute bird and the vibrant colours around it! perfect comp

[Margaret Tryon]

What wonderful colors and the capture of the bird is perfect.

[CHARLES MALLIA]

beautiful capture

[Jann]

Great capture!

[Kd Wallis]

gorgeous capture! again the colors are so vibrant and beautiful, and i love the look of the shimmering water in the background!

[Ruth Moucharafieh]

Wonderful colours and action....he looks as if he's off on a mission!

[Vicki K]

Lovely capture

[Beth]

I saw him shaking his feathers but I missed this one. It's great. Fav

[Amanda Thepanda]

Superb. Fav!

[Mimi Ditchie]

Beautiful, just saw this on the Pop Page~!

[Shirley (mjmaven)]

Great shot, Howard. We have them here in US as well......also known as the Snowy Egret. I've been seeing loads of them over the last week or so while vacationing in Florida

[Shirley (mjmaven)]

....and congrats on the PP !

[Zoe Ferrie]

Lovely capture, love the bokeh on the water too!

[Jennifer C]

beautiful!!!

[Diane Owens]

Amazing shot--great action, fantastic colors!

[Cheryl]

fab shot! Love the background bokeh, he looks like hes on a mission! I could look at egrets all day!

[Bonnie Lusted]

Lovely shot Howard - great exposure.

[Lois P]

Fabulous shot - the colours are magnficent.

[marzenka]

Beautiful shot!