It was an overcast morning at Ding today. We were treated to quite a few birds. I decided to use black & white for this first one.
How cool is it in the photo below, that there are Great Egrets, Snowy Egrets, Ibis, a Reddish Egret, a Juvenile Tri-Colored Heron, a Little Blue Heron and a Little Blue Heron in the white phase (bottom left).
The Little Blue Heron in its white phase came flying by almost too close to get into the frame!
Then, it joined a Snowy Egret in a tree, making it easier to see the differences between the two.
Compare the size of the Great Blue Heron and the Little Blue Heron.
This Reddish Egret decided to fly in with a bit of an attitude.
The Great Blue Heron remained detached from the chaos and watched from the sidelines.
The Tri-Colored Heron didn’t care for the disturbance either.
Then, home to a Giant Swallowtail Butterfly. It was as bigger than my hand. I’d never seen one up close.
I believe this is some sort of skipper butterfly. It looks like a giant moth.