One Bird Renders Me Rudely Speechless

Picture this… I was talking to a friend for a good conversation when a white bird that I had only seen in pictures made a fly-by. Then, the bird circled around and landed twelve feet or so from me and stood perfectly still. I couldn’t help it. Whatever the conversation may have been, my attention was immediately fixated on the bird. I was rude and have apologized, but the bird grabbed all of my attention. My reaction was beyond my control.

This was my first observation and photos of a snowy egret. In all of my years of birding and shooting pictures I have not seen a wild snowy egret. Today one flew to me and posed. All I had to do was compose an image and press the shutter release button. How neat is that!!