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Okay, I will admit it. I am strangely attracted to Reddish Egrets. Attracted because I really like to watch them feed. It never fails to bring a smile, as they wobble about on loose knees, generally well off kilter. Strangely because, well, because Reddish Egrets are so strange…every movement exaggerated and slightly awkward…and yet the whole fits together into a kind of dance that has its own grace.

And then there is the bird itself, with its ragged red neck and head above your standard heron-gray body. It always looks like it is wearing a bad purple wig.

These images are from along the Wild Birds Unlimited trail off Blackpoint Wildlife Drive at Merritt Island National Wildlife Drive.

Canon SX50HS. Sports Mode. 1200mm equivalent field of view. f6.5 @ 1/1000th @ ISO 400. Processed in Lightroom for intensity, clarity, and sharpness.