The Great Egret ignores the ducks...

[TreasonousBastard]

Taken earlier today in Echo Lake Park, Springfield, NJ.

(Yes, it a Great Egret-- I checked)

[Sanity Claws]

1. Beautiful elegant bird

We have great blue herons by us. They have the same majesty about themselves.

[Dr.Phool]

2. I have one in my front yard every day

His name is Oscar. The lady accross the street feeds him (bacon).

Saw him snatch a gecko out of one of my front bushes the other day.

[Redstone]

3. Very nice picture, indeed.

Redstone

[fishnfla]

4. he sees the ducks

eyes on the side of the head, for a wider field of view. He's looking right at 'em, with his left eye.

Beutiful birds

[bertha katzenengel]

5. that's a lovely, lovely photo -- very well done

and thanks for sharing

here's a cousin, a blue heron

[Elidor]

6. Beautiful shot

We have the occasional Great Blue Heron around the lake here, but I've never snapped one.

[Kat45]

7. I've noticed birds tend to ignore birds of different species.

I laugh because I imagine them not thinking any species but their own are real birds! (Of course, this does not apply when raptors are involved.)

:-)