Little egret hunting in a canal

Posted byGreg Peterson 2 Comments on Little egret hunting in a canal

On October 14, 2017, I saw a little egret in the canal that runs around my neighborhood. It was hunting by shaking a leg to drive prey from vegetation in the shallow water. As I was returning on foot from a long photo walk, my camera was ready. I was able to shoot a few minutes of video before the bird walked away up the canal.

I also took several photos, but still photography cannot show the egret’s quick leg movements.

Little egret (コサギ) in the canal at the northeast corner of Hayama Danchi in Ritto City
Little egret (コサギ) in the canal at the northeast corner of Hayama Danchi in Ritto City
Little egret (コサギ) in the canal at the northeast corner of Hayama Danchi in Ritto City
Little egret (コサギ) in the canal at the northeast corner of Hayama Danchi in Ritto City
Little egret (コサギ) in the canal at the northeast corner of Hayama Danchi in Ritto City

Notes

Video and photos were shot hand-held with an Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II camera and a 40-150mm F2.8 PRO lens.

Music: “Pennywhistle” by Jason Shaw at AudionautiX.com, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.

Video was edited with Kdenlive on a Fedora GNU/Linux workstation.

This video is also available on YouTube.

Published by Greg Peterson

Professor Emeritus, Kyoto Notre Dame University (1977-2020). Since 1980 I have lived in Shiga Prefecture, Japan, where I enjoy outdoor activities, especially photography, hiking, and cycling.

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  1. やーー！！　”コサギ”の不通では見られない素晴らしい光景・・・ありがとうございます！

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