Little Egret : Meagre find . . .
This image is included in a gallery "Stunning Bird Shots" curated by anandamoy chatterji.
This poor egret is foraging in a muddy spot with little success.
Excerpt from "A photographic guide to the birds of Hong Kong" :- Medium to small-sized egret. The most common and widespread egret in Hong Kong. White all over. Resembles Great Egret but is smaller. Bill and legs are black and toes are yellow. During breading season, two narrow elongated nape feathers appear behind the head and yellowish green facial skin flushes bright red. Voice is a harsh "ah-ah". Dark morph has greyish plumage but is very rare to see.
Little Egret : Meagre find . . .
This image is included in a gallery "Stunning Bird Shots" curated by anandamoy chatterji.
This poor egret is foraging in a muddy spot with little success.
Excerpt from "A photographic guide to the birds of Hong Kong" :- Medium to small-sized egret. The most common and widespread egret in Hong Kong. White all over. Resembles Great Egret but is smaller. Bill and legs are black and toes are yellow. During breading season, two narrow elongated nape feathers appear behind the head and yellowish green facial skin flushes bright red. Voice is a harsh "ah-ah". Dark morph has greyish plumage but is very rare to see.