Bad weather brings the Egrets

@solominer · 2025-08-05 17:19 · Feathered Friends
Whenever the rains show up seems like this bird always shows up. Not sure if it has something to do with fishing for the bird. But we commonly see if when there is a storm on the way or when its actively raining. In this case the rain already started, we can see little rain drops forming on the waters surface. https://i.postimg.cc/QCV1xZXp/P1014510c.jpg https://s8.postimg.cc/5w0d1f991/panasonic_dmcgh3.png Camera Model|Lumix GH6 | -|-| https://s8.postimg.cc/foc7yf96d/lens.png Lens | G Series 100-300mm F4.0-5.6 Lens https://s8.postimg.cc/p8vuli8ut/cropfilter1.png Filter| none https://s8.postimg.cc/r1u5wcrvp/apture.png Aperture| f/5.6 https://s8.postimg.cc/89iassimt/Timeexposurevalue.png Shutter Speed | 1/640 sec| https://s8.postimg.cc/kqoyfm5z9/iso.png Film Speed| 2000| https://s8.postimg.cc/wd92h2lo5/location.png Location| Central Virginia USA. This bird comes in two different colors, a plain white and more brownish color. Maybe that is the difference between the males and females.. not sure. https://i.postimg.cc/VkPr2Cb9/P10143521.jpg When it saw me it took off. https://i.postimg.cc/VvTMJZ62/P1014511.jpg Quickly it flapped its wings and made its way away from me. https://i.postimg.cc/Y2yQD038/P1014512.jpg Luckily I had my new camera with its fast photo mode. https://i.postimg.cc/Qx912DYD/P1014513.jpg So I got a bunch of pictures as it took off. https://i.postimg.cc/fTGmZP19/P1014514.jpg Luckily its a slow flier so I got a bunch before it disappeared. https://i.postimg.cc/q7L3svqs/P1014515.jpg Seems like this bird does not like to be near people.. Every time I get close to them they fly away. https://i.postimg.cc/YCQgS3wy/P1014518.jpg The rain was starting to pick up. And my camera was about to get wet, so I got a couple more before it flew away completely. https://i.postimg.cc/d0vCZysQ/P1014520.jpg It is always cool seeing birds that hang out by the water, certain kinds are more attracted to it more than others. https://i.postimg.cc/fLR0BQS6/P1014521.jpg It starts to pick up in height and we can see its little legs trailing behind.. lol https://i.postimg.cc/XJ1BP1wX/P1014533.jpg Has a pretty impressive wingspan. https://i.postimg.cc/fy3SQ7KC/P1014536.jpg I wonder when I will see it again. https://i.postimg.cc/nr6jFsSJ/P1014544.jpg Maybe next time it rains again. https://i.postimg.cc/T2SWqSd4/P1014556.jpg And one last shot before it left the area. I will try to get more pictures of it walking around, but they spook real easy. So for now I am just happy to capture the pictures I already did. ![voteforme.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/solominer/242Dd9C2jF4NEnMg18iUNqcEwcDz5zrMyWaB4xWassopgTZoFzXmS5hxTovrH5f3p23h8.jpg)
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