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Territoriality

            I watched these two between classes the other day at one of the salt marsh ponds near campus. They were a pain to try and photograph as they were in constant motion and flying in and out of bright sun. The nearest one kept trying to edge its way into the rear ones "territory" - a small, quiet, shallow pond atttched to a larger one through a narrow neck. Each time the "dominant" egret spotted the "invader" it would take wing and chase the other one round and round the smaller pond until the invader decided to leave for the larger pond. Great fun to watch, but hard to capture on "film" especially when they passed within 5 feet of me. Man they have a big wing span!
This was the best shot of the interactions for action without being totally blurry. 
   

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Taken in: United States / Connecticut / New London (show map)

Taken on: April 10, 2006

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10d

Great Egret

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Subphylum: Vertebrata

Class: Aves

Order: Ciconiiformes

Family: Ardeidae

Subfamily: Ardeinae

Genus: Ardea

Species: Ardea alba

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Sets appears in: • Herons & Egrets • Wildlife more » • 2006 « less

Groups appears in: • VOICES IN THE WILDERNESS: A Prayer for Wild Things • Birds in Flight!

Camera: Canon EOS 10D, f/9.0, 1/400 sec, 400mm, ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 10D
Lens:	400.0 mm
Aperture:	f/9.0
Exposure Time:	0.003 sec (1/400)
Focal Length:	400mm
ISO:	200
Exposure Bias:	+0.38 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Shutter speed priority AE
Metering Mode:	Center-weighted average
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
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