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Flying Great Egret

Flying Great Egret at Noordelijk Eiland in Hingene/Bornem, Belgium.

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Flying Great Egret at Noordelijk Eiland in Hingene/Bornem, Belgium.

Large, lanky, long-necked white heron. Size and black legs help separate from other egrets. Widespread and fairly common across the globe. Bill colour varies across range: always yellow in the Americas, black in breeding season elsewhere. Occurs in any shallow wetland, including ponds, marshes, and tidal mudflats. Slowly stalks prey in shallow water. Often seen singly, but sometimes gathers in large numbers where food is plentiful. Breeds in colonies, frequently mixed with other egrets and herons.

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OTHER
TRANSLATIONS
  • Grote zilverreiger
  • Grande Aigrette
  • Garceta grande
CAMERA
EQUIPMENT
  • Nikon D7100
  • Sigma 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM | S
  • None
  • Gitzo GT3541 Carbon Fiber+Wimberley Sidekick
CAMERA
SETTINGS
  • 290mm
  • f/8
  • 1/2500s
  • ISO400
ABOUT
DIRK BECKERS

Dirk Beckers is a hobby wildlife & nature photographer living in Antwerp (Belgium). Fujifilm is mostly the gear I prefer but sometimes Nikon has a place in my bag. Aside from some exposure, sharpening, noise reduction and basic colour corrections, I don’t spend much time post-processing my photos. I believe that good photographs are accomplished outdoors, in the field, and not in front of the computer. That’s the essence of my photography. For more about me click here.

BIRD
IDENTIFICATION

Please be aware that I’m not an expert in Ornithology. I’m using the Merlin app from The Cornell Lab for bird identification, but if you think that there are still some mistakes with the names of the birds, please feel free to contact me. I will be happy to make the necessary corrections!

COPYRIGHT
NOTICE

For non-commercial uses, my photos are free to share but if you are interested in using one of my photos for commercial purposes in a legal way, please contact me. If you use my photos for commercial purposes without my consent,  be aware that I do a regular reverse image search on a regular basis.