The Neighbours

Great Egrets, Golden Hour at Tylee Marsh

Great Egrets, Golden Hour at Tylee Marsh

Bathed in the warm glow of golden hour, this autumnal scene captures a fleeting harmony between sky, water, and forest. Against a backdrop of radiant maple foliage ablaze in hues of gold, amber, and crimson, a skewer of great egrets wades gently through the shallows. Their white plumage, luminous in the setting light, glides in quiet contrast to the fiery landscape that frames their path.

The water reflects both sky and season, becoming a molten mirror of the surrounding blaze — a palette of fleeting colour that speaks to the impermanence of beauty. The stillness of the birds and the hush of the forest suggest a moment of breathless balance, where nature slows to whisper its secrets to those who linger.

Photographed in Rosemère, this image invites contemplation of the quiet rituals of migration and change — a visual poem composed in light, leaf, and grace.