Tiny Morsel
by Dawn Currie
Title
Tiny Morsel
Artist
Dawn Currie
Medium
Photograph - Digital
Description
Photographic artwork by Dawn Currie. Tricolored Heron flipping a tiny morsel into its outstretched beak. The morning light and calm water perfectly reflect the bird and his actions.
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Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor): A medium-sized, slender heron of the southeastern United States, the Tricolored Heron was formerly known as the Louisiana Heron. I love photographing these birds throughout the wetlands of central and south Florida, including Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge near Titusville Florida, the Ritch Grissom Memorial Wetlands and Click Ponds near Viera Florida, Gleason Park in Indian Harbour Beach Florida, the Orlando Wetlands near Christmas Florida, Gatorland in Orlando Florida, and Wakodahatchee Nature Center in Boyton Beach Florida.
The Tricolored Heron is a resident of coastal wetlands. It is most common in estuaries, bay margins, brackish marshes, and tidal pools. This medium-sized heron (22-30 in) is often seen in belly-deep water catching killifishes and other small prey such as frogs, crustaceans and insects. The plumage is mostly blue-gray above and white on the belly. The front of the neck is white; the sides of the neck may be gray or purple. Breeding birds have fine buffy plumes on the back and neck, and elongated crown plumes, as do many other egrets. The bill is slender and noticeably long; during the nesting season it is tinted blue at the base. Tricolored Herons build stick nests in mixed colonies of large waders. They'll nest in a variety of trees and close to or on the ground or vegetation at the water's surface. A typical clutch is 3-4 eggs and is incubated by both parents.
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June 12th, 2014
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Comments (41)
William Tasker
Great timing! Awesome image! I'm proud to exhibit this named bird image among the features for the group, Wild Birds Of The World - A Nature Photography Group. L/F
Christopher James
Congratulation.....your wonderful work has been featured in the 1000 Views on 1 Image Group l/f/p
Carl Moore
This is a lovely image Dawn! I love the timing, the action, the water element, pretty much everything about this capture! The first thing that always catch my attention is the detail to the eyes, you captured the expression in those eyes like I have never seen before. Thank you for sharing such lovely of an image!
Dawn Currie
I want to thank Carl Moore, the administrator of 'Bird Watchers' for featuring this image and the visitors from the group. Tricolored Herons are plentiful here in central Florida. I love watching and photographing them. Sometimes the lighting and timing are ideal - this was one of those times.
Nina Silver
Dawn, what a wonderful image! Congrats on your feature in Bird Watchers, Aug. 8, '15. Yours was one of my top 3 picks.
HH Photography
Congratulations Dawn! Your outstanding artwork has been featured in our group, Florida Water Birds-Shore Birds.