Flight over Lettuce Lake - HWW
Great White Egret:
A tall, stately white wader of quiet waters. Common, especially in the south, it may wander far to the north in late summer. Nearly wiped out in the United States in the late 1800s, when its plumes were sought for use in fashion, the Great Egret made a comeback after early conservationists put a stop to the slaughter and protected its colonies; as a result, this bird became the symbol of the National Audubon Society.
One of the birds protected at the Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary in Naples, FL.
Happy Wing Wednesday!
Flight over Lettuce Lake - HWW
Great White Egret:
A tall, stately white wader of quiet waters. Common, especially in the south, it may wander far to the north in late summer. Nearly wiped out in the United States in the late 1800s, when its plumes were sought for use in fashion, the Great Egret made a comeback after early conservationists put a stop to the slaughter and protected its colonies; as a result, this bird became the symbol of the National Audubon Society.
One of the birds protected at the Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary in Naples, FL.
Happy Wing Wednesday!