Austin Roberts Memorial Bird Sanctuary is a haven for several kinds of herons and egrets, going about their business rather unperturbed by the presence of human spectators. The hunting technique of the black heron we enjoyed close-up views of there was a special treat, and quite unlike the side-ways bobbing head movements employed by this hunting Little Egret in zoning in on its prey.
Our end-of-year 2015 holidays were absolutely packed to the brim. Apart from our ten-day visit to the Kruger National Park (read more about our time at Lower Sabie, Olifants and Shingwedzi in December), we also made day trips to five other reserves, and will be sharing photos from those (except Suikerbosrand, which we introduced in a post all of its own) daily through the month of February, in a series we call “a month of monochrome memories”.
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Sjoe,pragfoto’s!
Die wit veredos staan regtig skitterend uit in die swart-en-wit, ne? Dankie nogmaals, Dina!
Dis wenfoto’s!Ek kom pas terug van ‘n besondere plek,waar jy in jou element sal wees.Sal later daaroor blog.Ek het omtrent tweeduisend foto’s om te verwerk! LOL.
Ek sien vreeslik uit daarna Dina! En ek gaan nie nou vra waar dit was nie, ek wil die verassing nie bederf nie!
Hou asem op!
Maak so!
You did it your way? *sings* ‘Egrets, I’ve had a few, but then again that few I’ll mention …’ 🙂
Wonderful how each kind has its own adaptations that fits their way of life. But I’ve yet to see an egret with any kind of singing voice 😉
Pragtig! Hou van die refleksie in die water!
Dankie Aletta! Ons was gelukkig dat ons die reier op net die regte afstand kon afneem vir n duidelike spieelbeeld.
Fabulous in monochrome.
The pure white bird and the dark muddy water lends itself perfectly to the black-and-white, I think. Thanks Jane!
The Egret is such a showy bird, and looks great in your B&W photos. 🙂
Thanks again Sylvia! Its such a pleasure being able to watch them carry on as if no one’s watching.
Wow
Glad to know you enjoyed it!
Lovely even in monochrome. 🙂
janet
Thank you Janet!