A Western Cattle Egret, in full breeding plumage, soaking up the early morning sun at the Otter Bridge in Rietvlei Nature Reserve.
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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Dis nou n besonderse mooi en duidelike S&W foto. Perfek.
Dankie Ineke!
A wonderful capture, Dries. He really glows. 🙂
Thanks Sylvia!
Love the sun filtering through his crown. 🙂
Thanks Kathy!
Ek sien uit na die S&W… 😉
Thanks AJ!
Beautiful! And I think they are funny too… his posture, how he stands… 🙂
Made me think of a mobster, trying to hide something beneath his cloak 😉
Weereens pragtig,Dries!
Baie dankie Dina!
Goodness this is wonderful – the clarity of the feathers and whole composition!
So kind, thanks Yvette!
😊
Perfect for monochrome.
janet
Thanks Janet!
I really like this photo!
Thank you very much, P J B!