Snowy Egret Vocalizing (Egretta thula)
Near The Gulf Of Mexico
Naples, Florida
USA
Southwest Florida
Best seen in Lightbox-
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The snowy egret (Egretta thula) is a small white heron. The snowy egret is the American counterpart to the very similar Old World little egret, which has established a foothold in the Bahamas.
These birds are protected in the United States by law, under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.
Snowy egrets nest in colonies on thick vegetation in isolated places, such as barrier islands, dredge-spoil islands, salt marsh islands, swamps, and marshes. Their clutch size is between two to six eggs. They often change location from year to year.
During the breeding season, snowy egrets feed in estuaries, saltmarshes, tidal channels, shallow bays, and mangroves. They winter in mangroves, saltwater lagoons, freshwater swamps, grassy ponds, and temporary pools, and forage on beaches, shallow reefs, and wet fields.
The snowy egret eats mostly aquatic animals, including fish, frogs, worms, crustaceans, and insects. It often uses its bright yellow feet to paddle in the water or probe in the mud, rounding up prey before striking with its bill. Snowy egrets feed while standing, walking, running, or hopping, and they may vibrate their bills, sway their heads, or flick their wings as part of prey gathering. – Wikipedia
Snowy Egret Vocalizing (Egretta thula)
Near The Gulf Of Mexico
Naples, Florida
USA
Southwest Florida
Best seen in Lightbox-
www.flickr.com/photos/42964440@N08/32904302097/in/photost...
The snowy egret (Egretta thula) is a small white heron. The snowy egret is the American counterpart to the very similar Old World little egret, which has established a foothold in the Bahamas.
These birds are protected in the United States by law, under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.
Snowy egrets nest in colonies on thick vegetation in isolated places, such as barrier islands, dredge-spoil islands, salt marsh islands, swamps, and marshes. Their clutch size is between two to six eggs. They often change location from year to year.
During the breeding season, snowy egrets feed in estuaries, saltmarshes, tidal channels, shallow bays, and mangroves. They winter in mangroves, saltwater lagoons, freshwater swamps, grassy ponds, and temporary pools, and forage on beaches, shallow reefs, and wet fields.
The snowy egret eats mostly aquatic animals, including fish, frogs, worms, crustaceans, and insects. It often uses its bright yellow feet to paddle in the water or probe in the mud, rounding up prey before striking with its bill. Snowy egrets feed while standing, walking, running, or hopping, and they may vibrate their bills, sway their heads, or flick their wings as part of prey gathering. – Wikipedia