Great white egrets x6 at Westhay Moor

            This was interesting. We'd already seen several great white egrets moving about, as if agitated by something, and we'd put it down to territorial squabbling. But then six of them all flew up to the top of these birches, along with dozens of crows. I guess something on the ground must have spooked them all, but we never did find out what it was.

Although we expect sightings of these nationally-rare birds on almost every visit to the Levels, it's still unusual to see six in the same frame.

Taken in: UK / England / Mendip District / Meare (show map)

Taken on: October 27, 2019

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bird

great

egret

Ardea

alba

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Corvus

corone

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Westhay Moor

NNR

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Groups appears in: • "Bird Brained" • Birds of Britain and Ireland more » • Birds of the British Isles • Birds and Wildlife UK • * Birds of Britain * • British Bird Photography WILD BIRDS ONLY • Somerset's Wonderful Wildlife • Somerset's Nature Reserves • Birds in flight only!!! • Somerset / Dorset wildlife group • Somerset Nature • Westhay Moor National Nature Reserve « less

Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV, f/7.1, 1/400 sec, 500mm, ISO 640 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 5D Mark IV
Lens:	EF500mm f/4L IS II USM
Aperture:	f/7.1
Exposure Time:	0.003 sec (1/400)
Focal Length:	500mm
ISO:	640
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Center-weighted average
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CC 2019 (Windows)
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