Dispute between two juvenile Yellow-crowned Night-Herons New Jersey Photograph captured with a Canon EOS 1DX camera paired with a Canon 600mm f/4 IS II lens and 1.4x extender, at 840mm, using following settings: 1/1000 s, f/5.6, ISO 2000 Please contact: info@greggard.com for licensing information www.GregGard.com ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Immature Tricolored Heron New Jersey Photograph captured with a Canon EOS 1DX camera paired with a Canon 600mm f/4 IS II lens and 1.4x extender, at 840mm, using following settings: 1/1000 s, f/5.6, ISO 640 Please contact: info@greggard.com for licensing information www.GregGard.com ALL RIGHTS RESERVED young, Egretta tricolor, TRHE

Adult Glossy Ibis flying by at the heron rookery in Ocean City, New Jersey Photograph captured with a Canon EOS 1DXII camera paired with a Canon 600mm f/4 IS II lens and 2x extender, at 1200mm, using following settings: 1/1600 s, f/8, ISO 1250 Please contact: info@greggard.com for licensing information www.GregGard.com ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Tricolored Heron - Egretta tricolor New Jersey Photograph captured with a Canon EOS 1Dx camera paired with a Canon 600mm f/4 IS II lens and 1.4x extender at 840mm with following settings: 1/1000s, f/5.6, ISO 2500 For exif data please hover your mouse over the upper right corner of the image juvenile, wading, nj, perched, tree, bird, nature, wildlife, photography Please contact: info@greggard.com for licensing information www.GregGard.com ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Photograph captured with a Canon EOS 1DXII camera paired with a Canon 600mm f/4 IS II lens and 1.4x extender, at 840mm, using following settings: 1/640 s, f/8, ISO 1600 Please contact: info@greggard.com for licensing information www.GregGard.com ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Juvenile Glossy Ibis yawnig at the heron rookery New Jersey Photograph captured with a Canon EOS 1DXII camera paired with a Canon 600mm f/4 IS II lens and 2x extender, at 1200mm, using following settings: 1/640 s, f/8, ISO 800 Please contact: info@greggard.com for licensing information www.GregGard.com ALL RIGHTS RESERVED GLIB, heronery, young, curved beak

Glossy Ibis Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, Gateway National Recreation Area, New York City Photograph captured with a Canon EOS 1DX mark II camera paired with a Canon 600mm f/4 IS II lens and 1.4x extender, at 840mm, using following settings: 1/1600 sec; f/5.6; ISO 400 Please contact: info@greggard.com for licensing information www.GregGard.com ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Black-crowned Night Heron - Nycticorax nycticorax New Jersey Photograph captured with a Canon EOS 1Dx camera paired with a Canon 600mm f/4 IS II lens and 1.4x extender For exif data please hover your mouse over the upper right corner of the image Please contact: info@greggard.com for licensing information www.GregGard.com ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Juvenile Glossy Ibis flying away from the rookery Southern New Jersey If you would like to imporve your photography at this rookery, or you haven’t visited it yet, make sure to check out my Location Guide to this NJ’s own heron rookery: http://www.greggard.com/blog/2018/5/heron-rookery-nj Photograph captured with a Canon EOS 1DXII camera paired with a Canon 600mm f/4 IS II lens and 2x extender, at 1200mm, using following settings: 1/1250 s, f/8, ISO 2500 Please contact: info@greggard.com for licensing information www.GregGard.com ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Reddish Egret in breeding plumage standing in the shallow water at Fort De Soto Park, Pinellas County, Florida, USA Photograph captured with a Canon EOS 5DsR camera paired with a Canon 600mm f/4 IS II lens using following settings: 1/1250 s, f/4.5, ISO 1600 Please contact: info@greggard.com for licensing information www.GregGard.com ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

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Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens) fish in a shallow water with its wings widespread Fort De Soto State Park, St. Petersburg, Florida Photograph captured with a Canon EOS 5DsR camera paired with a Canon 600mm f/4 IS II lens using following settings: 1/2000 s, f/7.1, ISO 320 Please contact: info@greggard.com for licensing information www.GregGard.com ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

An adult Glossy Ibis flying towards a rookery in Southern New JerseyPhotograph captured with a Sony A9 II camera paired with a Sony 600mm f/4 GM OSS lens and 1.4x extender, at 840mm, using following settings: 1/1250 s, f/6.3, ISO 800Please contact: info@greggard.com for licensing informationwww.GregGard.comALL RIGHTS RESERVED

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Roseate Spoonbill - Platalea ajaja Venice Rokkery, Venice, Florida Please contact: info@greggard.com for licensing information www.GregGard.com

Little Blue Heron - Egretta caerulea J. N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge, Sanibel, Florida The Little Blue Heron is a small heron. It breeds from the Gulf states of the USA through Central America and the Caribbean south to Peru and Uruguay. It is a resident breeder in most of its range, but some northern breeders migrate to the southeastern USA or beyond in winter. There is post-breeding dispersal to well north of the nesting range, as far as the border between the US and Canada. The Little Blue Heron's breeding habitat is sub-tropical swamps. It nests in colonies, often with other herons, usually on platforms of sticks in trees or shrubs. 3-7 light blue eggs are laid. This species is about 60 cm (24 in.) long, with a 102 cm (40 in.) wingspan, and weighs 325 g (11.5 oz/0.72 lbs). It is a medium-large, long-legged, heron with a long pointed blue or greyish bill with a black tip. Breeding adult birds have blue-grey plumage except for the head and neck, which are purplish and have long blue filamentous plumes. The legs and feet are dark blue. Sexes are similar back. Non-breeding adults have dark blue head and neck plumage and paler legs. Young birds are all white except for dark wing tips and have dull greenish legs. They gradually acquire blue plumage as they mature. White Little Blue Herons often mingle with Snowy Egrets. The Snowy Egret tolerates their presence more than Little Blue Herons in adult plumage. These young birds actually catch more fish when in the presence of the Snowy Egret and also gain a measure of protection from predators when they mix into flocks of white herons. It is plausible that because of these advantages, they remain white for their first year. The Little Blue Heron stalks its prey methodically in shallow water, often running as it does so. It eats fish, frogs, crustaceans, small rodents and insects. Please contact: info(at)greggard.com for licensing information www.GregGard.com ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Tricolored Heron - Egretta tricolor J. N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge, Sanibel, Florida Please contact: info@greggard.com for licensing information www.GregGard.com ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Egretta caerulea J. N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge, Sanibel, Florida The Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) is a small heron. It breeds from the Gulf states of the USA through Central America and the Caribbean south to Peru and Uruguay. It is a resident breeder in most of its range, but some northern breeders migrate to the southeastern USA or beyond in winter. There is post-breeding dispersal to well north of the nesting range, as far as the border between the US and Canada. The Little Blue Heron's breeding habitat is sub-tropical swamps. It nests in colonies, often with other herons, usually on platforms of sticks in trees or shrubs. 3-7 light blue eggs are laid. This species is about 60 cm (24 in.) long, with a 102 cm (40 in.) wingspan, and weighs 325 g (11.5 oz/0.72 lbs). It is a medium-large, long-legged, heron with a long pointed blue or greyish bill with a black tip. Breeding adult birds have blue-grey plumage except for the head and neck, which are purplish and have long blue filamentous plumes. The legs and feet are dark blue. Sexes are similar back. Non-breeding adults have dark blue head and neck plumage and paler legs. Young birds are all white except for dark wing tips and have dull greenish legs. They gradually acquire blue plumage as they mature. White Little Blue Herons often mingle with Snowy Egrets. The Snowy Egret tolerates their presence more than Little Blue Herons in adult plumage. These young birds actually catch more fish when in the presence of the Snowy Egret and also gain a measure of protection from predators when they mix into flocks of white herons. It is plausible that because of these advantages, they remain white for their first year. The Little Blue Heron stalks its prey methodically in shallow water, often running as it does so. It eats fish, frogs, crustaceans, small rodents and insects. Please contact: info@greggard.com for licensing information www.GregGard.com

Tricolored Heron with a just caught fish San Carlos Bay, Bunche Beach Preserve, Florida, USA Photograph captured with a Canon EOS 1DXII camera paired with a Canon 600mm f/4 IS II lens and 1.4x extender, at 840mm, using following settings: 1/1600 s, f/8, ISO 400 Please contact: info@greggard.com for licensing information www.GregGard.com ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Imatture Little Blue Heron - Egretta caerulea Venice Rookery, Venice, Florida Please contact: info@greggard.com for licensing information www.GregGard.com ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

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Photograph captured with a Canon EOS 1DXII camera paired with a Canon 600mm f/4 IS II lens and 1.4x extender, at 840mm, using following settings: 1/640 s, f/8, ISO 1600 Please contact: info@greggard.com for licensing information www.GregGard.com ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

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Tricolored Heron - Egretta tricolor New Jersey Photograph captured with a Canon EOS 1Dx camera paired with a Canon 600mm f/4 IS II lens and 1.4x extender at 840mm with following settings: 1/1000s, f/5.6, ISO 2500 For exif data please hover your mouse over the upper right corner of the image juvenile, wading, nj, perched, tree, bird, nature, wildlife, photography Please contact: info@greggard.com for licensing information www.GregGard.com ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Snowy Egret flying by a rookerySouthern New Jersey, USAPhotograph captured with a Sony A9 II camera paired with a Sony 600mm f/4 GM OSS lens and 1.4x extender, at 840mm, using following settings: 1/3200 s, f/5.6, ISO 500Please contact: info@greggard.com for licensing informationwww.GregGard.comALL RIGHTS RESERVEDNJ heron rookery wading bird photography location guide spot

Juvenile Glossy Ibis at the rookeryNew Jersey, USAPhotograph captured with a Sony A9 II camera paired with a Sony 600mm f/4 lens and 1.4x extender, at 840mm, using following settings: 1/1250 s, f/6.3, ISO 640Please contact: info@greggard.com for licensing informationwww.GregGard.comALL RIGHTS RESERVED