Egret Mother and Chicks
by Dawn Currie
Title
Egret Mother and Chicks
Artist
Dawn Currie
Medium
Photograph - Digital
Description
Photographic artwork by Dawn Currie. Springtime in Florida means the careful building of nests and rearing of chicks. This collage includes seven precious moments between Egret Moms and their chicks.
Regional Exhibitions:
- Brevard County Government Center
- Lexus of Melbourne, FL
- Palm Bay City Hall
- Space Coast Cancer Center
- Titusville-Cocoa Airport Authority
- UBS Financial Services
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The elegant Great Egret (Ardea alba) is a dazzling sigh. They are a large elegant white bird with impressive wingspans. They hunt in classic heron fashion, standing immobile or wading through wetlands to capture fish with a deadly jab of their yellow bill. Great Egrets were hunted nearly to extinction for their plumes in the late nineteenth century, sparking conservation movements and some of the first laws to protect birds.
I love shooting these beautiful birds in a variety of popular birdwatching locations in central Florida, but the best place to photograph nesting Egrets is Gatorland Orlando. The biggest challenge is capturing the detail in their dazzling white feathers under the Florida sun and avoiding the invasive Brazilian Pepper plants.
The male builds a nest platform from long sticks and twigs before pairing up with a female, and then both members of the pair may collaborate to complete the nest, though the male sometimes finishes it himself. The nest is up to 3 feet across and 1 foot deep. It is lined with pliable plant material that dries to form a cup structure. They don't typically reuse nests from year to year. The nest itself is up to 100 feet off the ground, often over water, usually in or near the top of a shrub or tree.
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November 5th, 2013
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Christopher James
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Leah McDaniel
Absolutely gorgeous wildlife photography and well displayed in this piece of photographic art.
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