{"id":274,"date":"2023-06-19T12:59:06","date_gmt":"2023-06-19T16:59:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lookoutnow.net\/blog\/?p=274"},"modified":"2023-06-19T12:59:06","modified_gmt":"2023-06-19T16:59:06","slug":"a-great-egret-in-flight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lookoutnow.net\/blog\/2023\/06\/19\/a-great-egret-in-flight\/","title":{"rendered":"A great egret in flight"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Whereas a green heron in flight is aerodynamically superb, a great egret in flight is something else: extra long feathers, neck, legs, and toes. But however strange, in flight a great egret is remarkably graceful, beauty on wing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>In today&#8217;s series of three photos, the first is my favorite. I would have saved it for last, except that would mess up the sense of flight progression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lookoutnow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/b8280-egret-fly-14may2023.jpg?resize=640%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lookoutnow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/b8280-egret-fly-14may2023.jpg?resize=1024%2C640&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lookoutnow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/b8280-egret-fly-14may2023.jpg?resize=300%2C188&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lookoutnow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/b8280-egret-fly-14may2023.jpg?resize=768%2C480&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lookoutnow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/b8280-egret-fly-14may2023.jpg?w=1440&amp;ssl=1 1440w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lookoutnow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/b8280-egret-fly-14may2023.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>A great egret.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lookoutnow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/b8281-egret-fly-14may2023.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lookoutnow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/b8281-egret-fly-14may2023.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lookoutnow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/b8281-egret-fly-14may2023.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lookoutnow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/b8281-egret-fly-14may2023.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lookoutnow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/b8281-egret-fly-14may2023.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Note the great egret&#8217;s long trailing feathers.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lookoutnow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/b8282-egret-fly-14may2023.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lookoutnow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/b8282-egret-fly-14may2023.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lookoutnow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/b8282-egret-fly-14may2023.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lookoutnow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/b8282-egret-fly-14may2023.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lookoutnow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/b8282-egret-fly-14may2023.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A great egret despite the odd proportions is graceful and has one of the longer migration flights. Nature must be doing something right, or perhaps a great egret has more than the usual share of dinosaur legacy?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whereas a green heron in flight is aerodynamically superb, a great egret in flight is something else: extra long feathers, neck, legs, and toes. 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