Foraging Great Egret
We took a 5 mile walk at the Sunnyvale Treatment Plant. Along our journey we spied a this beautiful and graceful Great Egret. This pond attracts many water fowl but Egrets are a rarity here. It was a treat to see this one meandering about on the edges of the pond foraging for good things to eat. The great egret feeds in shallow water or drier habitats, feeding mainly on fish, frogs, small mammals, and occasionally small reptiles and insects, spearing them with its long, sharp bill most of the time by standing still and allowing the prey to come within its striking distance of its bill, which it uses as a spear.
Foraging Great Egret
We took a 5 mile walk at the Sunnyvale Treatment Plant. Along our journey we spied a this beautiful and graceful Great Egret. This pond attracts many water fowl but Egrets are a rarity here. It was a treat to see this one meandering about on the edges of the pond foraging for good things to eat. The great egret feeds in shallow water or drier habitats, feeding mainly on fish, frogs, small mammals, and occasionally small reptiles and insects, spearing them with its long, sharp bill most of the time by standing still and allowing the prey to come within its striking distance of its bill, which it uses as a spear.