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Charles B
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SnappyMac wrote: Thu Oct 02, 2025 7:51 am Great White Egret (Ardea alba) - A lot more common now, it took off from one of the ornamental ponds.
Nice shot SM! He or she really looks snowy white against the trees in back! 😄
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SnappyMac
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Charles B wrote: Thu Oct 02, 2025 9:10 am Nice shot SM! He or she really looks snowy white against the trees in back! 😄
Thanks Charles :) Overcast and raining, made it stand out.
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Bob S
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SnappyMac wrote: Thu Oct 02, 2025 7:51 am Great White Egret (Ardea alba) - A lot more common now, it took off from one of the ornamental ponds.

Photo taken at: English Heritage, Wrest Park, Silsoe, Bedfordshire https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/vis ... wrest-park

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Great White Egret (Ardea alba) by SnappyMac, on Flickr

Species Information: https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildl ... hite-egret
Lovely shot. Only seen them on the Old Moor nature reserve.
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SnappyMac
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Thanks Bob :) I often see the little egret's about, I think this was a first here for me.
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Jacksparrow
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An elegant bird well photographed.
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SnappyMac
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Jacksparrow wrote: Thu Oct 02, 2025 7:08 pm An elegant bird well photographed.
Thanks Jack :)
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SnappyMac
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Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)

Photo taken at: Wimpole Estate National Trust, Cambridgeshire https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/ ... ole-estate

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Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) by SnappyMac, on Flickr

Species Information: https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/cormorant
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Linda257
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SnappyMac wrote: Fri Oct 03, 2025 10:15 am Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)

Photo taken at: Wimpole Estate National Trust, Cambridgeshire https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/ ... ole-estate

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Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) by SnappyMac, on Flickr

Species Information: https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/cormorant
He looks a grumpy sod but I love photographing them
Pardon the Scottish accent
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SnappyMac
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Linda257 wrote: Fri Oct 03, 2025 11:14 am He looks a grumpy sod but I love photographing them
He does :laugh: Not seen one on that perch before, a lot closer than the tree they use :) :photo:
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Linda257
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SnappyMac wrote: Fri Oct 03, 2025 11:41 am
Linda257 wrote: Fri Oct 03, 2025 11:14 am He looks a grumpy sod but I love photographing them
He does :laugh: Not seen one on that perch before, a lot closer than the tree they use :) :photo:
Mines looked like they were sinking today on their perches as water levels have risen and the waders no liking it 😂
Pardon the Scottish accent
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