i had just told jan how i was trying to get a shot of the egret's tail feathers -- so wispy in the wind. but the egret kept an eye on me and kept moving his body, so i couldn't really get the shot i wanted. after he flew away, tho, we noticed that he left a tail feather behind.
i'd call that an excellent compromise.
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stonebird 89 months ago | reply
Plume hunters reduced the populations of the Great Egrets by 95% in the late 1890's and early 1900's until laws were passed to protect the bird. I believe this is why the Great Egret is a symbol for the Audubon Society.
Emdot is my kind of plume hunter. Ecologically sustainable.
Lynn_L 89 months ago | reply
This is perfect! I don't see it any different than as is!
anideg 89 months ago | reply
Beautiful!
milewalker 89 months ago | reply
Lost, found, returned to the sky.
...with no egrets.
GustavoG 89 months ago | reply
So you took the picture with your left hand?
emdot 89 months ago | reply
thanks all y'all. :) (i wish i was southern so i could get away with the southern vernacular) (does southern california count?)
not my right hand, gustavo. but i like your attention to detail. ;)
larry&flo 89 months ago | reply
everybody wins, even us.
y'all are welcome to speak in a Southern dialect anytime, mam.
*kday* [deleted] 89 months ago | reply
really great! Clouds and feather as one...
jovike 89 months ago | reply
There's the next Pink Floyd album cover!
chezamy 89 months ago | reply
i like how your mind works.
wonderful...
Darlingtonia 88 months ago | reply
nice :)
PMBDigitalFoto 88 months ago | reply
love it
Tom O'Neill 77 months ago | reply
I think this photo is a
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kencf0618 55 months ago | reply
Nice composition. The clouds and the feather are only here for a brief time...
Eddi van W. 54 months ago | reply
Hallo, ich bin der Administrator der Gruppe Creative Commons- Free Pictures, und wir würden uns freuen, wenn Du dies zu unserer Gruppe hinzufügen würdest.
mamilee24 44 months ago | reply
Madame, greetings to you. I am a writer and I am just wondering if its possible that i can use this picture of yours for a poem of mine. Of course it will be credited to you and i will have a link directed to your site. ill wait for your response.
Thank you,
Mae
emdot 44 months ago | reply
Mae -- How great! Yes you can use it. :)
mamilee24 44 months ago | reply
Thank you. Here's the link so that you can see how it perfectly fitted my work authspot.com/poetry/an-angel-without-wings-3/ .
Thank you, madame :)
Eddi van W. 40 months ago | reply
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Creative Commons- Free Pictures, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
ragala 40 months ago | reply
I love this photo and its sense ethereal spirituality. Thanks for including it in Creative Commons. It's perfect for my Geomancy and Feng Shui (and shamanism) website page. You can click on Past Lives Coaching to see it. And if you click on your photo there, you'll come right back here!
Thanks!
Batya