Sibling rivalry starts early in the rookery. 🌿 These Great Egret chicks were already roughhousing at Smith Oaks—a classic look at life in the nest. 🪶🥊
📍 High Island, Texas
🗓️ Apr 17, 2026
🕒 1:22 PM
📸 @canonusa EOS R6 Mark III + RF 200-800 + 1.4x
⚙️ 892mm | f/11 | 1/200 | ISO 1037
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the great egret in their summer plumage, which I couldn't see lately, had their breeding color with blue between their eyes and beak now (4 photos) #greategret #bird #nature

White Wings Descending

I captured this artsy image of a great egret (Ardea alba) drifting down over Albany, Georgia.

Explore a curated collection of heron and egret images in my photo gallery. Take a look!

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this great egret appears to be a non-breeding individual this season, always spending its time quietly alone near the noisy mixed colony (2 photos) #silentsunday #greategret #bird #nature
after looking at the turtle for a while curiously... (yeah, too big to eat...) left from it and started catching a fish (4 photos) #greategret #bird #nature
the great egrets, whose summer plumage was progressing, were nowhere to be seen in the mixed colony; this one without summer plumage is the only one nearby. today, it had come down to the water's edge to hunt, but seemed more interested in the turtles (4 photos) #greategret #bird #nature

Good morning. 🪿🪿🦢

28 March 2026

I’m just easing into the morning with my first cup of coffee. I can always tell when I’m taking too long to gather my thoughts—my coffee starts to cool before I’ve said anything worth saying.

Last night I finished Blue Moon by Lee Child, a Jack Reacher novel from one of my favorite series. I have most of the books on audio, and for years they were narrated by Dick Hill, who passed away a couple of years ago. Over time, Hill’s voice became Jack Reacher for me, and while I was reading this one, I kept trying to hear that familiar “Reacher voice” in my head. Scott Brick—one of my favorite audiobook narrators—has taken over since Hill’s passing, but after so many years of Hill’s Reacher, it’s just not quite the same.

Since I don’t drive as much anymore, I decided to order a hardback of a recent Reacher book. That plan didn’t go quite the way I expected, because it turns out I’d already read—or listened to—Blue Moon. I’m not sure why the title didn’t ring a bell when I ordered it. Still, it worked out. I didn’t remember most of the details, and I always feel like you catch more of the story when you read it yourself. I enjoyed the book, but next time I’ll do a better job checking which ones I already own.

The story pits Reacher against two rival organized‑crime groups in a city he just happens to wander into. As for who wins—well, if you know Jack Reacher, those guys were doomed the moment they crossed him.

Blue Moon is the 25th Reacher novel. If you’re curious about where it all begins, the first book is The Killing Floor.

“Get your retaliation in first” - Jack Reacher

“You can’t reason with a bully. You stop him.” - Jack Reacher

"Reacher said nothing." - Lee Child

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the great egret's summer plumage has become a little more magnificent since last time, now looks like a ballerina costume (2 photos) #bird #nature #greategret
great egret on hunting (3 photos) #bird #nature #greategret
4 photos of a great egret, developing their summer plumage #bird #nature #greategret