Great Egret Preening

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by watson_123 from Kingston CA on 20 Sep 2025

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I photographed this through a narrow gap between a clump of Purple Loosestrife some of which was in the immediate foreground resulting in an extra layered effect of purplish colour because of the flowers being out of focus. Ontario, Canada

Camera: ILCE-1
Focal: 407 mm
Shutter speed: 0.0005 sec
Aperture: f/ 7.1

tagged: bird wader egret great_egret wildlife nature wetland marsh golden_hour reflection ontario canada animal waterfowl heron water vertebrate wing beak lake