NatureWithSteve , 13 days ago to random In my first (and possibly last) mini-thread offering health and lifestyle tips from nature, I present: Exercise with #Egret! First, try to touch your toes. Next, a bit of gentle leg stretching. That feels better already, doesn't it? #Bird #Birds #Vogel #BirdsOfMastodon #Nature #Wildlife #NaturePhotography A Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) standing on a branch, facing towards the right with its left leg stretched out towards the rear, and its left wing stretched downward; in the background the leaves of irises and rushes, and a couple of yellow iris (or Yellow Flag) flowers can be seen. The Little Egret is one of the smaller members of the heron family, and has a long bill, neck, and legs but a short tail. Its plumage is white with hints of yellow on the lower back, and there are plumes on the head with many more at the bottom of the chest and the lower back. Its eye is a pale colour with a black pupil and rim, is beak is black, with hints of blue on this one, especially at the base; an area from the beak up to and immediately around the eye is also blueish in colour. The legs are black, but the feet are yellow.
In my first (and possibly last) mini-thread offering health and lifestyle tips from nature, I present: Exercise with #Egret!
First, try to touch your toes.
Next, a bit of gentle leg stretching. That feels better already, doesn't it?
#Bird #Birds #Vogel #BirdsOfMastodon #Nature #Wildlife #NaturePhotography
A Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) standing on a branch, facing towards the right with its left leg stretched out towards the rear, and its left wing stretched downward; in the background the leaves of irises and rushes, and a couple of yellow iris (or Yellow Flag) flowers can be seen. The Little Egret is one of the smaller members of the heron family, and has a long bill, neck, and legs but a short tail. Its plumage is white with hints of yellow on the lower back, and there are plumes on the head with many more at the bottom of the chest and the lower back. Its eye is a pale colour with a black pupil and rim, is beak is black, with hints of blue on this one, especially at the base; an area from the beak up to and immediately around the eye is also blueish in colour. The legs are black, but the feet are yellow.
NatureWithSteve OP , 13 days ago And now, in the second part of Exercise With #Egret, let's try something trickier: touching your head with your foot. Without falling over. Finally... Oh. Maybe don't try this one at home. Especially if someone is standing behind you... #Bird #Birds #Vogel #BirdsOfMastodon #LittleEgret #Nature #NaturePhotography #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography A Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) standing on a branch, its body facing towards us and slightly to the left. Its wings are raised above its body, and the head and neck are outstretched and pointing downward towards the left; the beak is open; in the background the leaves of irises and rushes can be seen. The Little Egret is one of the smaller members of the heron family, and has a long bill, neck, and legs but a short tail. Its plumage is white with hints of yellow on the lower back, and there are plumes on the head with many more at the bottom of the chest and the lower back. Its eye is a pale colour with a black pupil and rim, is beak is black, with hints of blue on this one, especially at the base; an area from the beak up to and immediately around the eye is also blueish in colour. The legs are black, but the feet are yellow.
And now, in the second part of Exercise With #Egret, let's try something trickier: touching your head with your foot. Without falling over.
Finally... Oh. Maybe don't try this one at home. Especially if someone is standing behind you...
#Bird #Birds #Vogel #BirdsOfMastodon #LittleEgret #Nature #NaturePhotography #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography
A Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) standing on a branch, its body facing towards us and slightly to the left. Its wings are raised above its body, and the head and neck are outstretched and pointing downward towards the left; the beak is open; in the background the leaves of irises and rushes can be seen. The Little Egret is one of the smaller members of the heron family, and has a long bill, neck, and legs but a short tail. Its plumage is white with hints of yellow on the lower back, and there are plumes on the head with many more at the bottom of the chest and the lower back. Its eye is a pale colour with a black pupil and rim, is beak is black, with hints of blue on this one, especially at the base; an area from the beak up to and immediately around the eye is also blueish in colour. The legs are black, but the feet are yellow.
sallymack , 21 days ago to random Daily upload - June12 - 1/3 Egrets in dispute, Vallejo CA 0390 (2019) These two slightly muddy egrets were engaged in a territorial dispute which involved a lot of jumping up and down, flapping of wings, and squawking. #photography #bird #egret #naturephotography #birdsofmastodon
Daily upload - June12 - 1/3 Egrets in dispute, Vallejo CA 0390 (2019)
These two slightly muddy egrets were engaged in a territorial dispute which involved a lot of jumping up and down, flapping of wings, and squawking.
#photography #bird #egret #naturephotography #birdsofmastodon
0xThylacine , 1 month ago to random White-faced Heron and Egrets catching fish in the shallows near Dunalley. 📷 Tair-3 4.5/300mm #photography #birds #heron #egret #VintageLens #tair3 The heron has caught a fish and is looking at the camera, holding it in it's beak. The egrets are still looking.
White-faced Heron and Egrets catching fish in the shallows near Dunalley.
📷 Tair-3 4.5/300mm
#photography #birds #heron #egret #VintageLens #tair3
The heron has caught a fish and is looking at the camera, holding it in it's beak. The egrets are still looking.
0xThylacine , 1 month ago to random White faced Heron catching fish. 📷 Tair-3 4.5/300mm #photography #nature #birds #heron #egret #tasmania #VintageLens #tair3 A cropped zoom of the same heron a few moments later, with a small fish in it's beak, water drops hanging in the still air, a small wavelet where it withdrew from the water. The low sun reflects off the rippled surface leaving horizontal patterns across it's body, and lights up the white face, glinting from the fish in it's beak.
White faced Heron catching fish.
#photography #nature #birds #heron #egret #tasmania #VintageLens #tair3
A cropped zoom of the same heron a few moments later, with a small fish in it's beak, water drops hanging in the still air, a small wavelet where it withdrew from the water. The low sun reflects off the rippled surface leaving horizontal patterns across it's body, and lights up the white face, glinting from the fish in it's beak.