Yellow Shoes Photo

Photographer’s Note

Is this an egret or a heron? I am not a birder, but since our move to Alameda on the SF Bay I am certainly seeing a lot of birds! It's time to buy a bird book.

This was taken on a manmade "beach" next to a manmade lagoon within my residential neighborhood. Alameda is interlaced with these lagoons, which help to drain the area. Being right on the Bay, the area is a wonderful habitat for waterfowl. On the day this photo was taken, our heron/egret was joined by several cormorants, a flotilla of ducks, a lone Canadian goose and my particular friend "Penelope" (a very strange bird indeed). My walks are always interesting and often very entertaining.

Technical: Sharpening and severe cropping.

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adores (15473) 2006-09-01 16:54

Hi Jackie!
Nice shot! I like it. Colours are nice and the bird is great. I didn't even know it existed. Thanks for giving me that chance. Seems you're not the only one who needs to learn more about birds...

trinko (2940) 2006-09-01 23:11

nice pose by the bird.

FeatherBirdLady (313) 2006-09-07 14:36

Snowy Egret. Nice shot. :) Breeding plumes are very distinctive, as are the yellow feet on black legs in keying out this particular species, which is making quite a wonderful come-back after its veritable slaughter for its plumes during the Roaring Twenties. :)

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