Sunshine for Pangaea: Western reef heron

Saturday, January 25, 2014

Western reef heron

I just wanted to make a photo of this Western Reef Heron in the Abuko rice fields in Gambia ...

Western Reef Heron in Gambia

Western Reef Heron (Egretta gularis)

and than....

Western Reef Heron fight

Western Reef Heron (Egretta gularis)

there was no reason for the fight, it was not a nesting site near, not a colony and no other herons...

Herons fighting

Herons fighting

there was enough space and food...

heron fighting

reef herons fighting

Western Reef Herons in Abuko Gambia

both left the place unharmed.

Shared with Id rather b birdin, Saturday Critter's, Camera Critters and Wild bird Wednesday.

21 comments:

eileeninmdJanuary 25, 2014 at 12:52 PM
Cool sighting of the Herons! A neat experience to watch. Wonderful photos. Thank you for linking up with Saturday's Critters. Have a happy weekend!
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EG CameraGirlJanuary 25, 2014 at 1:16 PM
What a gorgeous heron - such a deep blue/gray!
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KarenJanuary 25, 2014 at 6:31 PM
Excellent action shots!
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Gunilla BäckJanuary 25, 2014 at 7:07 PM
Beautiful shots of some interesting action.
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RajeshJanuary 25, 2014 at 8:07 PM
Very lovely heron. Nice action shots,
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Beth @ E. Lizard Breath SpeaksJanuary 25, 2014 at 8:41 PM
what lovely birds. such great colors. i wish they could & would be friends. thanks for stopping by. i always enjoy a good critter or two. have a happy weekend. ( :
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Gerald (SK14)January 25, 2014 at 9:24 PM
herons are lovely birds - they frequent a local canal - alas I'm an infrequent visitor to that stretch
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Adam JonesJanuary 25, 2014 at 9:30 PM
Fantastic looking Herons. Not one I've heard of before.
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AnniJanuary 25, 2014 at 9:55 PM
Beautiful...is this perhaps a mating ritual?
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DeniseinVAJanuary 25, 2014 at 10:03 PM
Wonderful birds, you have caught their action beautifully.
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LeoviJanuary 25, 2014 at 10:21 PM
I love these beautiful photos, wonderful herons, very good!
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NatureFootstepJanuary 25, 2014 at 11:29 PM
Love your iamges of the fight. But I really like the first image where you can see waht it really looks like. :)
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Deb @ Frugal Little BungalowJanuary 26, 2014 at 12:10 PM
This was great ! Perhaps they were fighting for your attention! :)
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Linda GrossJanuary 26, 2014 at 2:39 PM
Beautiful captures of a lovely bird. Your action shots are amazing. Thank you for visiting my blog and your comment on my snowy owl post.
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HansHBJanuary 26, 2014 at 10:37 PM
Lovely serie, nice to see!

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nattsyrransphotoJanuary 27, 2014 at 5:37 PM
Wow!!! This is really nice =)
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DaveJanuary 28, 2014 at 7:52 PM
What an elegant bird.... even in conflict
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Rambling WoodsJanuary 28, 2014 at 9:33 PM
I always think of herons as cranky birds..I see great blue herons and green herons here on the pond and they even argue with one another.....Michelle
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RebeccaJanuary 29, 2014 at 4:39 AM
Wow! Great action series!
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Mary Howell CromerJanuary 29, 2014 at 1:15 PM
WOW, very impressive, gorgeous images, wonderful birds~
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GordonJanuary 29, 2014 at 1:27 PM
Great looking bird, maybe they where just in training for the real thing.
All the best Gordon.
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