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Birds - Herons, Egret & Snipe Page 8
Image Taken on 14 Mar 2011
at 13:19 Image of day on 12 Apr 2011
At the end of this flyby we got a characteristic call.
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Ref: 20110412_df1_20110314_1319_038 little egret flying by and calling 23 of 26 (crop)(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 06 Apr 2020
at 16:02 Image of day on 22 Apr 2020
... and then launching downwards a minute later.
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Ref: 20200422_d73_20200406_1602_057-067 little egret flying from top of tree 01+02+05+-8+11 of 15 (accurate montage @10fps)(r+mb id@1024).jpg
Image Taken on 13 Apr 2015
at 17:41 Image of day on 01 Jun 2015
A Little Egret flew around the brook and eventually came to land
in a field occupied by Ewes and their lambs. Unfortunately the
bird landed a bit to the left at a place hidden by trees.
The bird is accurately montaged at about 7 fps but the 3 sheep
bottom right have been moved left a little for a better effect.
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Ref: 20150601_df3_20150413_1741_057-062 little egret flying over field of sheep & lambs 1-6 of 6 (accurate montage adjusted)(r+mb id@1024).jpg
Image Taken on 16 Feb 2013
at 10:12 Image of day on 27 Mar 2013
An occasional view of 2 recently re-appeared Little Egrets
delights us. This is an accurate montage of one of them at about 7 fpsBR
What a beautiful pristine bird against the drab tones of a murky day!
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Ref: 20130327_df1_20130216_1012_075-080 little egret flying over fields to north 1-6 of 6 (montage)(r+mb id@1024).jpg
Image Taken on 31 Jan 2021
at 11:05 Image of day on 27 Feb 2021
Another irregular sighting of a Little Egret.
Here most of the feet are again black with mud, but this time the claw tips are clearly
the yellow we expect for this species.
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Ref: 20210227_d73_20210131_1105_017-019 little egret flying over leamington farmhouse 1-3 of 3 (accurate montage @10fps)(r+mb id@1024).jpg
Image Taken on 02 Oct 2012
at 12:38 Image of day on 06 Nov 2012
Its right overhead!
The uniform grey sky on this montage of the egret means
we can make this 'impression' undoubtedly too closely spaced.
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Ref: 20121106_df1_20121002_1238_188-190 little egret flying overhead 1-3 of 4 (arb montage)(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 22 Jun 2011
at 11:08 Image of day on 30 Jul 2011
After several weeks of only distant sightings (usually just one)
of a pair of Little Egrets, this one did us proud with this
flyover catching the light in a magical way. This is 3 successive
frames in the right order over about 0.3 seconds but montaged
purely for effect.
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Ref: 20110730_df1_20110622_1108_095-97 little egret flying overhead @ 7fps 1-3 of 5 (artistic montage)(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 15 Oct 2011
at 10:56 Image of day on 01 Dec 2011
This Little Egret flew right over our meadow.
This montaged selection of images is for enjoyment rather than accuracy.
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Ref: 20111201_df1_20111015_1056_217+221+223 little egret flying south east (discontinuous) 03+05+07 of 11 (arbitrary montage)(r+mb id@1024).jpg
Image Taken on 08 Apr 2022
at 17:45 Image of day on 08 May 2022
Few sightings of Little Egrets recently until this one flew by at high speed in
the North East direction, and disappeared from sight.
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Ref: 20220508_df3_20220408_1745_153 little egret in flight(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 14 May 2020
at 10:26 Image of day on 11 Jun 2020
Next day saw another sighting of a Little Egret, not spotted in the days that follow.
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Ref: 20200611_d73_20200514_1026_018 little egret in flight(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 11 Feb 2012
at 13:34 Image of day on 08 Mar 2012
The birds finally departed together, but never close for a
satisfactory 'two bird in flight' image. So here is a montage of
one of them approximately correctly spaced, the rightmost pair
are correct, the left 2 estimated
 in flight from field to north 1-4 of 6 (approx montage)(r+mb id@1024).jpg)
Ref: 20120308_df1_20120211_1334_366-369 little egret in flight (one of pair) in flight from field to north 1-4 of 6 (approx montage)(r+mb id@1024).jpg
Image Taken on 11 Feb 2012
at 13:34 Image of day on 08 Mar 2012
A better look from the end of the sequence
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Ref: 20120308_df1_20120211_1334_371 little egret in flight (one of pair) in flight from field to north 6 of 6 (crop)(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 23 Oct 2019
at 10:40 Image of day on 09 Dec 2019
The difference between the mid wing positions on the upstroke and downstroke
is worth comparing.
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Ref: 20191209_df3_20191023_1040_038+039 little egret in flight - upstroke and downstroke @ 7fps 09+10 of 15 (montage)(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 08 Mar 2011
at 12:20 Image of day on 08 Apr 2011
We have seen 2 Little Egrets cavorting in the distance, but one
did a very nice unconcerned fly-by. First a single image during
approach.
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Ref: 20110408_df1_20110308_1220_089 little egret in flight 02 of 24 (crop)(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 23 Oct 2019
at 10:40 Image of day on 09 Dec 2019
And now the Little Egret's powerful Downstroke for both forward motion and lift.
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Ref: 20191209_df3_20191023_1040_036-030 little egret in flight 07+05+03+01 of 15 (close spaced montage of downstroke)(r+mb id@1024).jpg
Image Taken on 23 Oct 2019
at 10:40 Image of day on 09 Dec 2019
The camera's 7 fps doesn't match the Little Egret's wing-beats, so here we assemble
images in an order to show a complete wing-beat cycle.
First the 'upstroke where the wing is partially folded to minimise the negative
lift effect of the upward movement.
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Ref: 20191209_df3_20191023_1040_031-044 little egret in flight 11+14+09+02+15 of 15 (close spaced montage of upstroke)(r+mb id@1024).jpg
Image Taken on 08 Mar 2011
at 12:20 Image of day on 08 Apr 2011
Now 3 images montaged from a little later (No accuracy at all in
spacing or wing positions).
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Ref: 20110408_df1_20110308_1220_100+101+103 little egret in flight 13+14+16 of 24 (arbitrary montage)(r+mb id@1024).jpg
Image Taken on 13 May 2020
at 07:23 Image of day on 11 Jun 2020
This Little Egret made an extended flight along the line of the brook, starting
a quarter of a mile to our west to disappear to the east towards the M1
motorway. These pics at about 10 frames per second.
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Ref: 20200611_d73_20200513_0723_014-018 little egret in flight @10fps 1-5 of 5 (accurate montage)(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 13 May 2020
at 07:23 Image of day on 11 Jun 2020
This Little Egret made an extended flight along the line of the brook, starting
a quarter of a mile to our west to disappear to the east towards the M1
motorway. These pics at about 10 frames per second.
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Ref: 20200611_d73_20200513_0723_028-032 little egret in flight @10fps 1-5 of 5 (approx montage)(r+mb id@1024).jpg
Image Taken on 12 May 2011
at 13:43 Image of day on 19 Jun 2011
In the distance to the North this Little Egret was having a
really hard time trying to make progress into a strong NE wind,
at times going backwards. We expected it to give up and land but
instead it dropped in height into the shelter of trees & made
straight for us, giving an opportunity for flyover shots.
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Ref: 20110619_df1_20110512_1343_352 little egret in flight against blue sky & white clouds 3 of 6 (crop)(r+mb id@768).jpg
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