The 15th of June awww-ready in the year of the Camellia

SOMEWHERE POST, UGLY, DUCKLING

The great egret can be one of the most graceful of all the long legged wading birds.

 (That's part of the heron family for those of you educated in our government run public schools)

When they begin to grow up and get out of the "Chick" stage, they become much more graceful.  Now don't go crazy, I am using the term "Chick" as it refers to the young of the bird families.  Not the popular vernacular used in most singles bars and meat markets.  (Do they even exist anymore?)

Don't get me wrong, the blue herons, little blue herons, Louisiana herons, green back herons and snowy egrets can be very graceful in their own right.  But the great egrets have a certain aplomb that some of the others do not display. 

 I like this image because of the age of the young bird and the fact that he is beginning to display the dignity of his parents.  The light and composition is good.  I am sure this bird will continue to avoid the alligators waiting below.