A Rare Bird -- for a Chicagoan

I was walking into the old town of St Augustine which means crossing the Bridge of Lions -- a large causeway (what they call the bridges that connect the barrier islands) across the inland waterway. The bridge goes up every 30 minutes to let tall boats go through. I got stuck waiting on the bridge but this egret graciously entertained me.

[Danette Thompson]

How nice of him to pose.

[Kathy Burzynski]

wow, awesome timing and capture

[eDorre]

Lovely composition

[Walks @ 7]

Great capture, like the gentle shadow

[KoalaGardens🐨]

beautiful!

[Lois]

What a beauty!

[Pam Knowler]

How lovely for you to see this beauty!

[Issi Bannerman]

Lovely composition!

[Beryl Lloyd]

Beautiful and I love how you have housed him in the long rectangle ( I know there is a name for this -- but this morning it fails me - perhaps when the brain fully awakes !!!! ) Fab and a fav

[Rob Z]

I love his clean lines and sparkling white against the brown environment. :)

[Wylie]

He looks very patient. Perhaps he's used to waiting for the bridge.

[Peter Dulis]

lovely capture

[Kerry McCarthy]

Nice find! Good shot!

[Dione Giorgio]

Beautiful capture of this egret.

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Well spotted and a great capture.

[KV]

Maybe one of the snowy egrets I photographed in Florida flew up for a visit! Love the aspect ratio you chose for this… nice!

[LManning (Laura)]

Love the way its face is turned into the light. Beautiful.

[Judith Johnson]

Beautifully captured, so well focused

[carol white]

Well spotted, a lovely capture

[Corinne]

Looks like a mix of crane and swan !

[Islandgirl]

Nicely captured!

[Corinne C]

A beautiful pic!

[Frances Tackaberry]

They're so pretty

[Kathy]

Nice find.

[Jane Pittenger]

Looks like you are having a wonderful time

[Rick]

Great capture. They will stop and pose, sometimes. But they are fun to watch while they are fishing.

[william wooderson]

You must have a terrific zoom on your camera? Really well caught.

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Great shot

[Diane]

Egrets are among my favorite birds. Nice shot!

[Junko Y]

Were you able to get out of your car then? I like the angle of this shot, as it feels like you were capturing a moment. I like the composition with the rocks very much.