Today marks the 1,000th post on this blog. To mark the occasion I looked for a suitably appropriate subject and couldn’t find anything! So instead I chose this photo since it featured a couple of subjects I must have seen a thousand times.
I pass the turbines at Hawi Wind Farm on my way to the part of the coast where I regularly walk. And I’ve seen an awful lot of cattle/horse/sheep/goat/lawn mower egrets since they are omnipresent. Plus I have a soft spot for them.
In this photo, a flock of egrets is on a mission to get from one pasture to another one. They aren’t the most graceful of flyers, but en masse I find they make a very pleasing sight.
Graham's Island 
I like how the air element is so present in this picture.
Congrats on 1000 posts! And here I thought I had been busy having just reached 500 😊
I really enjoy your blog and hope for another 1000!
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Thanks for the kind words. The secret to 1000 is lots of big pictures! I’ve done more writing in years past, so it’s nice to focus(!) a bit more on the photos.
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Great picture! I’m wondering whether the egrets are often harmed by those spinning blades?
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Thanks. I suspect the egrets don’t have too much trouble with the blades. They spend a lot of time with cattle in these fields and I think they’ve become used to the turbines. The only time I saw any bird having an issue was a great frigatebird that appeared to become a bit disoriented in their vicinity.
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What a beautiful shot, the bright white against the blue! We have wind turbines and egrets but not in the same area! Congrats on 1000 posts, Graham!
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Thanks, Terri. I was very happy with how the photo turned out. On to the next 1000 now I guess.
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Wow. Congrats on 1000. Have I really looked at this 1000 times?!
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Probably not. There have been a few spider posts remember.
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