{"id":3494,"date":"2013-02-07T06:51:52","date_gmt":"2013-02-07T11:51:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/p4td.lightshedder.com\/?p=3494"},"modified":"2013-02-07T06:51:54","modified_gmt":"2013-02-07T11:51:54","slug":"reddish-egret-at-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=3494","title":{"rendered":"Reddish Egret at Work"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>.<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/weiw.lightshedder.com\/Landscape-Wildlife\/Space-Coast-2013\/i-rXDdDk9\/0\/XL\/IMG_9620-XL.jpg?w=904\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/weiw.lightshedder.com\/Landscape-Wildlife\/Space-Coast-2013\/i-pmFP4Fv\/0\/XL\/IMG_9621-XL.jpg?w=904\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/weiw.lightshedder.com\/Landscape-Wildlife\/Space-Coast-2013\/i-gzxSM7f\/0\/XL\/IMG_9622-XL.jpg?w=904\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n<p>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\u2026every movement exaggerated and slightly awkward\u2026and yet the whole fits together into a kind of dance that has its own grace. <\/p>\n<p>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. <\/p>\n<p>These images are from along the Wild Birds Unlimited trail off Blackpoint Wildlife Drive at Merritt Island National Wildlife Drive. <\/p>\n<p>Canon SX50HS. Sports Mode. 1200mm equivalent field of view. f6.5 @ 1\/1000th @ ISO 400. Processed in Lightroom for intensity, clarity, and sharpness. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/weiw.lightshedder.com\/Landscape-Wildlife\/Space-Coast-2013\/i-kG3krjQ\/0\/XL\/IMG_9633-XL.jpg?w=904\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon-text sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-3494\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=3494&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span>Twitter<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-3494\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=3494&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span>Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-email\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-email sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=3494&amp;share=email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to email this to a friend\"><span>Email<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>. 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