Gracie Glides Into the Wind

Gracie is a gracious Great Egret who greets me on the cove around midday. .. I try to photograph my … More

Eglantine Arches

Look! Eglantine the Great Egret has just flown in again… I love the way Egrets arch their wings when flying, and … More

Up, up and away

In our last post of Eglantine, she was launching, so it’s naturally time for her to… FLY AGAIN! You go, … More

Now Think Lovely Thoughts…

“First I must blow the fairy dust on you,” says Peter, and the Darling children shout out lovely thoughts—Fishing! Hopscotch! … More

Gotcha!

Have to admire Eglantine for finding what looks like a flipping fish in a marsh pool so shallow it barely … More

What Wondrous Wings are These?

Simply watching a Great Egret fly from one salt marsh pond to the next can be entrancing… The wings beat … More

Eglantine’s Aflutter

Moments after her Springtime debut, Eglantine allows another glimpse of her wonderful wings and legs… And as I develop this … More

Eglantine is Back!

Today our Great Egret is apparently back from wintering in the south lands —in diaphanous spring plumage, no less. Take … More

Men’s Marsh Dancing Finalist

And here’s our Marsh Dancing finalist, Edgar the Snowy Egret! Kind of flying while skating across the water, he easily … More

More enchanting than Ice Dancers…

This Avian Marsh Dancing exhibition features our favorite Juvenile Great Egrets, Edgar and Edith, playing their favorite pursuit game. Watching the … More